Stories for Your Soul: Ordinary People. Extraordinary God.

by Max Lucado

Life can be 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 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 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian, Inspirational, Christian Living, Religion, Audiobook, Christian Non Fiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published January 23, 2024

About the author

With more than 150 million products in print and several NYT bestsellers, Max Lucado is America's bestselling inspirational author. He serves the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy. His most recent book published in August 2024 and is titled What Happens Next.

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Reviews

[Celine Cardillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good quick read filled with both funny and precious stories of faith. 3 and a half stars from me.
My favourite is Max’s story about the pocket full of rocks!

[lexiskat · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐ I was not expecting the knowledge and understanding that I received from this book. What a powerful message in a short read. A few of the stories has me in AWE. Jesus i real and thankful to have had a chance to learn my faith. I'm happy I took a chance on this book.

[LAMONT D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stories for Your 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.

[Abby Wu · Rating 3 out of 5]

An optimistic compilation of stories centered around faith. Each story is short and concise, providing a message of hopefulness. A feel good read that reminds us that there is some good in this world.

[C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stories for Your Soul was a quick book by one of my favorite inspirational authors. The book is fabulous, but I was conflicted about whether to rate it four or five stars. So I rounded up. Mr Lucado repeated several stories from his prior books. I hesitated a couple of times to finish the manuscript, and I almost abandoned the book. Thankfully, I plugged through, and just like a joyful morning, the book redeemed itself. I enjoyed hearing the many new stories of faith, miracles, and redemption. If you're new to Max Lucado or just want to hear some of the uplifting, soul-comforting, and satisfying stories, this is the perfect book for you.

[Roger Smitter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stories for Your Soul: Ordinary People, Extraordinary God seems to be developed for young people. It might may young come to church and follow Jesus in their lives. And it may be possible for that with older people.

One of the pieces of the book coming to the end of the book is “When God thinks of you, he may see your compassion, your devotion, and your tenderness. (p. 125) The fact Eddie Rickenbacker comes up in the book and the B-17 working hitting WW2s.

The young members of a church could get something about faith.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

An engaging book that collects some favorite stories from Lucado's books and puts them into a devotional format. I don't think any of them are original to this work, which might be a problem for a big Lucado fan. But I enjoyed most of these short pieces and many of them did, indeed, touch my soul. Our God truly is extraordinary!

[Natalie Lancaster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read but filled with precious stories of faith, grace and hope in all that humanity is and can be with the presence of God. This book will brighten your day and restore your perspective of the world around you!!

[Margaret Schneiderman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book of short stories. It is completely in line with the stories Max has told in his previous books; I feel like I even remember a few of them. They are inspirational and thought provoking. I also liked the questions for reflection at the end of each chapter.

[Shebbles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listened to this audiobook, read by Max. Like Jesus' stories in the Bible, Max told stories that show the good in people who follow their faith. I get a lot more from stories than just being preached at. Some of these brought me to tears, some made me chuckle. Thanks, Max!!

[LaRae☕️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was given this book by a friend. It is a very slender volume of several short retellings of inspirational stories of people who have come through something difficult, with the Lord’s help. A few of the stories were quite precious. An uplifting read from a decent storyteller.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Max Lucado uses his expressive gift of storytelling to give his readers hope and encouragement as he passes along true accounts of the weakened, spiritually, physically and emotionally, to teach us in the ways of empathy that is only possible through God's grace.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each day as I read about the stressful world events, I find I need something uplifting for my soul. I read a few of these short stories each day and they brought some measure of peace. There is still goodness in the world.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve enjoyed the time I invested reading this book. I’ve read these short stories every morning with my cup of coffee. While the daily news played in the background my thoughts were focused on the goodness of God. Looking forward to reading Max Lucado’s next book.

[Christy Kidd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved each of these stories. Very heart warming

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, quick read full of touching stories about human resilience, kindness and love, with ties to God's place in it all. Highly recommend!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Max’s longer books, but this collection of extremely short stories was sweet and definitely worth reading!

[Eves Helton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quick read! I loved the idea of the book and there were a few stories that really touched my heart!

[Rhonda DuPree · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of stories that all have a lesson for us. Maybe we have a story that God has given us to prepare for our own life and to see Him in that story.

[Joy Symonds · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a short, delightful read. I highly recommend it if you need an escape from the bad news of the world to be reminded of God’s impact on real people.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short stories. Great examples.

[Adella Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooooo good!!! Very uplifting!!! Loved it!

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Max at his finest. He has such a gift of painting a beautiful word picture that takes you along on his journey.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Good book. Quick read. These stories are so uplifting and amazing.

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of inspiring stories of human courage, selflessness and grace.

[Marcia Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a heartfelt pleasure to read and re-read Max’s stories. Hope, faith, joy and a few tears abound in these beautiful inspirations.

[Jamie Pennington · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is classic Lucado. This is the Lucado that I really appreciate and enjoy. Really enjoyed reading this book as a part of my Linton journey.

[Steve Kingsbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspirational and uplifting short stories that give nourishment to your soul.

[Lauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Read

I love Max and his writing. In this collection of stories he turns everyday stories into Bible lessons. Very thought provoking.

[Isabelle Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amazing book! The chapters are short and easy to read. I finished this book in around 1-2 days. Great book!