Stories for Your Soul: Ordinary People. Extraordinary God. (40 Inspiring True Stories to Lift Your Spirit and Encourage Your Heart)

Deepen your faith and find fresh hope in God’s goodness as you discover inspiring stories that will encourage your heart.

Life can be hard: grief, loss, busyness, financial hardships, abuse, broken relationships, and illness are just some of the difficulties we all face on a regular basis. It’s easy to lose faith in your neighbor and feel like you’re alone–but Max Lucado assures us that hope is here.

Stories for Your Soul: Ordinary People. Extraordinary God. by pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado will reestablish your faith in people and the Lord by sharing the good in the world.

Compiled from Max’s catalog of treasured stories, this collection of ordinary miracles sheds light on the ways that everyday people are doing God’s work while also sharing their gifts with others.

Throughout Stories for Your Soul, you’ll read about:

Nicholas Winton, a twenty-nine-year-old stockbroker, who rescued 669 children during World War IIFavio Chavez and Don Cola Gomez–two men recycling the world’s trash into musical instrumentsJimmy Wayne and how complete strangers gave him a home and became his familyAnd many more amazing stories

At the end of each inspiring story, you’ll find two reflection questions to help you dig deep into your life and identify ways you can use your own gifts to change the world while deepening your faith in God.

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Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and bestselling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his message is for the hurting, the guilty, the lonely, and the discouraged: God loves you; let him.

Filled with Gospel-centered teaching and heartwarming storytelling, Max’s books will help you find hope for all seasons of life.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 23, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400339626
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400339624
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.75 x 7.79 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #42,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #219 in Religious Leader Biographies #253 in Christian Church History (Books) #324 in Christian Faith (Books)
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