I’m only about half-way through this book,  and it is scaring me.  It is haunting me.  It is making me a little bit sick.  It makes me try to forget that I’m reading it.  It makes me uncomfortable.

Nice way to start a book review, eh?

Big D asked me to read this book.  He was reading it, and he wanted to discuss it.  Big D doesn’t do that much reading, but I’ll read just about anything, so I casually picked it up one afternoon and started reading.  Then my heart got stuck in my throat, and I put it down and didn’t read anymore for about a week.  I think I got a little indigestion.  Then I picked it up again, read another chapter and pretty much did the same thing.  That’s sorta been my pattern with this book.  I’m on Chapter 7.

The book is Crazy Love by Francis Chan.  It’s basically about how God loves us and how we should be loving God.  It’s about lukewarm Christianity.  It’s about lazy Christianity.  It’s about…oh…I’m not very good at this.  Here, just read the description on the back of the book…

Whoa, huh? 

My conclusion, so far, is that indeed I am missing it.  I think that’s why I don’t want to read this book but feel compelled to read it anyway.  I think that’s why I have a little bit of acid reflux every time I crack it open.  I think that’s why I suddenly want to unload the dishwasher or bathe the dog or clean out my attic when I think I should be reading it.

I need to read this book.  Deep down I don’t want to be a casual Christian.  I want to live a victorious and meaningful Christian life.  I want to please God.  And this little book has inspired me to do so.  Even if it hurts a little.  Or a lot.

Because misery loves company, I’m giving away a copy of this book.  I wish I had unlimited funds and could give away a whole case, but I don’t.  So we’ll start with one.

If you’d like a stab at the free copy, here’s what you do:  Simply leave a comment on this post indicating that you’d like to enter my contest.  That’s it.  If you’d like for me to enter your name twiceinto the drawing, then you can post about it on your blog or facebook with a link to this post.  Just let me know that you’ve done that in the comment section as well.  One week from today I’ll announce who has won and ship your book.  Easy?  Yes.  The book is a little rough going down, so I tried to make the contest easy as pie.

Good luck!