Rick's book combines a feel-good touchie-feelie, "God is my buddy" with enough good theology to make it almost palatable. He bounces from translation to translation to get the wording that matches his own thought without regard to the Bible's own continuity. In his haste to make his point, he sometimes inverts cause and effect. There are many better books out there. Read this one if you must, but don't expect more than a diet of whipped cream. Keep a sharp pencil to edit, and an alert mind. Don't just ride the wave of nice-sounding spiritual homilies.

<rant>The book is great -- I've got no complaints about that. The *journal* however, confirms my cynical opinion that Christian literature (heck... any "Christian" product for that matter) is massively over-hyped and over-marketed.Here's my beef: Every chapter of the journal presents just a single question, then provides a couple of pages for notes. This same question is already at the end of each corresponding chapter of the book. Does anyone really need to drop another ~$10 for that?!</rant>

I READ THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE. I STARTED USING THE JOURNAL TO RECORD WHAT THE LORD IS DOING IN MY LIFE. I KNOW MY PURPOSE, MY PATH IS DEFINITELY DIRECTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND I AM BLESSED. I DO HAVE DARK TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, BUT THIS JOURNAL HAS HELPED ME KNOW THAT JESUS IS WITH ME, AS HE SAID, "I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU". KNOWING HOW THE LORD IS MOVING THOUGH MY LIFE WITH RECORD OF MY JOURNEY, HELPS KEEP ME ON THE LIGHTED PATHWAY, DIRECTING MY FEET DOWN THE NARROWN PATH TO GLORY AND I AM TRULY BLESSED.

I purchased a quanity of these journals to go along with the Purpose Driven Life books that I had purchased previously from Crossing to give out for Christmas presents.My Christmas list grew so I ended up purchasing an extra 2 books from Amazon at different times. I was very disapointed, not in the journals, but with Amazon for charging me $10.94 for them when there was a sticker on the journal wrapping that said sale $7.97. Sure I had ordered them at the $10.94 price but it surely seems to me that when Amazon had them marked at $7.97 they would have honored that sale price. Not very good customer relations Amazon.

not really nbeeded, but couldn't get a clear idea of the sample online, so ordered it.

First I must say that Cura is good in some areas but, If you know something about music or singing you will be able to tell that it is somewhat forced at times and the top notes are wavering just a little to much for me to rate 3 stars.