Fearless (or Max Lucado's theology of sovereignty)

I am now a book reviewer for Thomas Nelson book publishers. To be perfectly honest I only signed up so that I could get an early copy of Donald Miller's new book, but that didn't work out since there were only 250 and they were snatched up in under a half hour! Despite my disappointment, I am thankful to be have been able to read Max Lucado's new book, Fearless, an unexpected blessing!

Max Lucado’s newest non-fiction release, Fearless, is an easily accessible and enjoyable look at God’s sovereignty. The main premise is that if God is in control of everything, how can we be afraid of anything? Through 14 concise and engaging chapters, Lucado addresses various fears such as not mattering, disappointing God, protecting your family, and even our own date with death. Filled with biblical truth and a strong theology of God’s sovereignty, Fearless tackles the most fundamental problem, our fear itself.

While this book is not a true theological exposition on the topic, Lucado does a great job of handling the material in such a way that people at any stage of spiritual maturity and understanding stand to benefit from the insightful witticisms and true to life anecdotes that help illustrate the truth behind his bold assertion that we have no need to fear.

Each chapter is written in such a way as to shine light onto different aspects of the shadow that is fear while avoiding the redundancy associated with writing on such a nebulous topic. Encouraging without ignoring the passages of Scripture that are challenging to understand and call us to change, Fearless is a great reminder that God has both the ability and the desire to take care of His children!

For more information listen to the author explain the book:



I will be reviewing more in the future, though it may be a little while since I have so much assigned reading for seminary right about now... which reminds me, I should go finish that theology assignment.