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Review of 66 Love Letters

As I began reading this new book by Dr. Larry Crabb I was totally unprepared for its "realness." The quote that begins before the books contents gives a peek at exactly what the premise is for this entire synopsis of the 66 books of the Bible: "We ask, 'Where does God fit into the story of my life?' when the real question is, 'Where does my little life fall into the great story of God's mission?'" by Christopher J. H. Wright. So, there I began this journey through the entire Bible holding on all the way!

Dr. Crabb's intention is to take the reader through the entire Bible assembled just as it is as a journey to God's plan and purpose for His people. I found this to be extremely helpful in understanding the reasoning that God allowed the books of the Bible to be placed just as they are, in the order they are in, in His inspired work. From our introduction of God as the Creator with His eye on every detail of our lives before we are even present on this earth to the wondrous conclusion of His rewards and eternal provision for us in His final love letter of Revelation.

But, even all of this is not the best element of this book. The most exciting thing is the way it is presented as a conversation between the writer and God Himself! Dr. Crabb's discussion with His Creator and Savior leads the reader to understand that God wants to discuss His love letters with each one of us. It also compels us to know that God can and does handle anything that we can ask of Him or question of Him. In keeping great reverence for God while expressing his humanity, Dr. Crabb helps each reader to understand that God will listen to our coming to grips with who we are as imperfect humans with great patience and understanding and will answer us to help us become what He has planned for us all along.

My only disappointment with the book is that I didn't have time to study along with the book and read through each book and chapter of the Bible with it. I plan to use this for study myself and possibly tackle one book each week for the next 66 weeks (adding a few here and there for the longer books of the Bible). Dr. Crabb also gives information in his book for links on the internet to help with a study guide for just such a perusal of God's word along with His book.

I would highly suggest at least reading this book and definitely using it for study later on. It was a life-changing experience for me as I am sure it would be for any God-seeker!