Cast of Characters: Common People in the Hands of an Uncommon God

 Shirley J.                           Adult Non-Fiction                         Biblical characters telated in today's settings

Cast of Characters: Common People in the Hands of an Uncommon God by Max Lucado    240 pages 

A really good relating of people's life stories taken from the Bible and written as though they were happening today.   So many times you will nod your head and think, "Yeah, I get that."    Max Lucado has a great way of engaging his reader.  It is like he is right there in the room with you telling it to you - that is how big Lucado's spirit is - it lifts off the page and sinks into your heart and head.   He has a very down-to-earth, kind of street savvy way of coming across like when he relates when Jesus was dining at Simon's house and the prostitute came in with expensive perfumed balm and washed Jesus' feet with her tears and dried his feet with her hair before anointing him with the perfumed balm.  Simon seeing the prostitute at Jesus' feet hollered, "Who let this whore in my house?"   I cracked up laughing.   That is the in your face, irreverant yet comical at times way Max Lucado writes about the people and the happenings in the Bible.  It is fun, though provoking and beautiful.  It will touch your heart, speak to your soul and often crack you up.   I keep thinking of that line over and over and bust out laughing.   It is so unexpected but so true to what some folks might say today.   Come on, couldn't you see Jesus poppin' by Snoop's crib?   I love it and I love this book.   Well done, Max Lucado!   I recommend this to middle-schoolers on up.  So many good lessons to be gleaned here.