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Let Me Tell You A Story Life Lessons From Unexpected Places And Unlikely People

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During one sermon, my pastor wanted to share a story from a certain author he liked to read. Well, by the time he finished re-telling the story, I had decided I wanted to find one of Campono's books and find out if there were more stories as equally rivetting. Needless to say, I was not disappointed, not in the least. Once I started to read his collection of stories, I kept wanting to "taste" the next one. Each story is so rich in wisdom. Some stories were easy to read. Others caused me to put the book down and take an honest look at the strength of my Christian walk. And for every story that caused me to rise up in laughter, there would also be a story to cause me to sit and weep. My challenge to you is to read this book and see if you will still be the same Christian you are at the end of the book as you were when you started.

I was actually looking for a different book by him that had been recommended and purchased this on a whim. It is excellent! The stories are short, to the point, and often funny and/or extremely moving. It inspires me to do more as a Christian.

A very inspiring book that doesn't give any step-by-step, how to instructions to bettering one's religion, nor make harsh judgements of right and wrong. It is one man's stories and experiences that shape a unique and beautiful spirituality. There are lessons to be learned between the lines and insightfulness and challenges on every page but they come in the form of stories which make them delectably palatable.

This collection of human stories include ones personally experienced by Campolo and collected by him. A very few were even familiar to me. Most touched my heart in some way, such as the story of the street person who only wanted...but I'll let you read that yourself. Campolo's book would be useful as a source for sermon or other teaching illustrations, though I fear it may be so popular as to reduce the effectiveness of it. Hard to put down!

I could not put the book down. Now that I'm finished, I look forward to reading it again! The stories are humorous, inspirational, memorable and touching. Most importantly however the stories are wonderful illustrations of the Kindgom of God at work here on earth. They provide a highly effective way of communicating the Christian faith without being "preachy".

I loved this book. I thoroughly enjoyed each of Tony's stories and the messages each story got across. Tony connects readers to Jesus in an indirect, thought-provoking way and brings us closer to God through the people and events of his life. Not all the stories are his. Some are "borrowed" from others, but each conveys a very important message, the most important of which being "GOD LOVES YOU!"

Excellent,enjoyable. The stories were great, I shared many of them with family and friends, will reccomend this book to anyone.

I bought this book a few months ago, but my wife snatched it up. When I finally got a chance to read it, I found that it was what I expected.

Tony Campolo has been a travelling evangelist for years. His sermons are peppered with interesting stories that illustrate the points he tries to make. This book contains all or most of those that he routinely uses in sermons.

The reader will find most stories interesting and several stories awesome. It's a great collection of stories, but it's not the same as hearing Tony tell them in person.

This book is fun, but as another said--not as good as hearing him in person.

A correction, however. Mohandas K. Gandhi (the Mahatma) was born in India, educated in England, and struggled against apartheid in South Africa before returning to India to begin his Satygraha movement. He was jailed in South Africa for various civil disobedient acts. Gandhi was a Hindu: not a Jain, not a Buddhist. He was not related to the Nehru family (Indira Gandhi was Nehru's daughter), nor to the Kashmiri Gandhi family Indira married into.

Tony Campolo is a minister of great note and his book brings across the message so very well. Thank you Tony for this wonderful book