I just got through reading Luis Palau’s, “Changed by Faith,” which is a book that is not only about faith, but also gives us a glimpse into the Luis’ personal life and ministry. Luis is a Christian Evangelist that was born in Argentina. His father’s death (Luis was ten) had a profound impact on Luis. He spends time in his book writing about how his father came to faith by standing up in the middle of a service and saying, “Right now… I receive Jesus as my only and sufficient Savior.” From that point on his father never looked back and was a man of purpose, intention, and conviction. He used every spare moment to study the Bible and tell people about Jesus. Even though his father died at a young age, his life made an incredible impact on Luis.
I found the book both interesting and extremely easy to read. The chapters are well written and very engaging. The book chronicles major faith moments in Luis Palau’s personal life and ministry. Though there is a progression of thought throughout the book, you can open the book at any chapter and not be lost in the progression.
Faith is not really faith until it’s tested and I loved the way Luis shares his precious moments of testing. Luis is someone that is able to relate to just about anything a person can face. He shares from the heart how God built and strengthened his faith through his father’s early death, raising rebellious teenagers, and his wife fighting cancer.
The book can easily be read in a single evening. It is what I would classify an easy read, but that’s not to mean that there is no meat to it. Sometimes it’s the simplest things in life that are the most powerful and such is, “Changed by Faith.”
Luis Palau is the author of more than forty books, host of three international daily radio programs, and head of the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association. He is regarded as one of today’s most influential spiritual leaders, particularly in Latin America, where he has served for much of his life. He has traveled to more than seventy nations and has reached more than one billion people through television, radio, print, and live events.
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