The Max
Lucado Christmas Collection is a set of three of Max Lucado’s Christmas themed
Christian short stories. An Angel’s Story, The Christmas Candle, and The
Christmas Child.
An
Angel’s Story was a
very interesting imagining of the birth of Christ from the angelic perspective
pulling from scripture both in the Gospels and Revelation. I gave it 3 out of
5 stars. It was kind of nice, but I felt there were some historical
inaccuracies that were distracting. Lucado also used some modern words and
turns of phrase in the thoughts and/ or speech of some of the characters, which
pulled me from the story too. However, this was a very clever piece and I
really appreciated being made to think about Christ’s birth from the heavenly
perspective.
The
Christmas Candle
was a wonderful and touching story about a small town in the English
countryside and the glorious power of God revealed in our time of need. I gave
this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I really liked this one. It was beautiful and
heartwarming and is just the kind of reminder of the hope and joy God brings
this time of year that I love to read about. My only complaint is that the ending was very abrupt and I felt could have been fleshed out a bit more.
The
Christmas Child was
a sweet and heartbreaking story about a man, his carved nativity set, and the connection
of two lost men. I gave this story 4 out of 5 stars. It was sad and lovely to
read. My only complaint is that it was far too short. I would love to have had the
chance to build more depth and to stay with them longer, especially as certain
parts felt rushed (primarily the ending).
Overall,
this was a nice little collection of stories and I had a wonderful time reading
them. I give the collection as a whole 4 out of 5 stars. They were just right to read leading up to Christmas to get into the
right spirit.
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