{"id":570,"date":"2015-02-13T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=570"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:44:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:44:47","slug":"bible-resource-spotlight-the-case-for-grace-by-lee-strobel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2015\/02\/bible-resource-spotlight-the-case-for-grace-by-lee-strobel.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Resource Spotlight: The Case for Grace by Lee Strobel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Parents, Teens, Pastors<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Christian Living<\/p>\n<p>FBSN Rating: B<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s tempting to think of Lee Strobel as a one-trick writer, simply because he keeps publishing random books titled \u201cThe Case for\u2026\u201d That temptation gets even stronger when you see the title of his latest book, <em>The Case for Grace<\/em>. After all, no one is really arguing against grace, no one is demanding that grace be abandoned as irrelevant or unhistorical, and no great apologist is actually needed to rise up and make a case that grace is a pretty good thing. So what to do with Strobel\u2019s new book?<\/p>\n<p>Well\u2026resist temptation.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Case for Grace<\/em> may indeed be awkwardly titled, but let\u2019s blame the publisher\u2019s marketing department for that. Strobel himself has created a warm, insightful, personal glimpse at the transforming power of God\u2019s grace in a person\u2019s life. No, it\u2019s not really an apologetic book as it claims to be\u2014but so what? It still delivers a fascinating glimpse at life in the hands of faith.<\/p>\n<p>Like all of Strobel\u2019s books, this one relies on journalistic interviews and reporting to tell its story. Uniquely, this one also includes the story of the author\u2019s own struggle with a life-threatening health condition. (You\u2019ll have to read the book to find out more about that!). Strobel\u2019s own story is painful, deeply personal, and ultimately redemptive\u2014a rare treat. Additionally, he\u2019s included tales of redemption of seven other real-life grace-addicts, people who have experienced firsthand the transforming power of Christ\u2019s love. These stories include: A Korean orphan, a teenage drug addict from Texas, a homeless felon in Las Vegas, a humiliated pastor in South Carolina, an aide to a war criminal, and more.<\/p>\n<p>God, it seems, is still spreading grace to the most undeserving of us every day\u2014and still changing lives moment by moment. If you\u2019re looking for a new apologetic book, this is not it. But if you want a reminder that Jesus really does make a difference in your life and the lives of\u00a0 others, then The Case for Grace is waiting to lift your spirit and encourage your soul.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zondervan.com\/the-case-for-grace\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Case for Grace<\/em> <\/a>by Lee Strobel<\/p>\n<p>(Zondervan)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Parents, Teens, Pastors Genre: Christian Living FBSN Rating: B It\u2019s tempting to think of Lee Strobel as a one-trick writer, simply because he keeps publishing random books titled \u201cThe Case for\u2026\u201d That temptation gets even stronger when you see the title of his latest book, The Case for Grace. 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