Max Lucado: Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow (ep. 398)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.8 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. He's captivated the hearts of millions with his poetic storytelling and homespun humor.

Join us as Max shares a timely message of hope and encouragement for a society still reeling from racial divides, political strife and a global pandemic.

SHOW NOTES:

As a teenager + young adult, Max was on a prodigal path.
For decades, Max didn't share about the sexual abuse he experienced as a child because he felt healed shortly after the incident, assured his perpetrator would face God.
According to Cigna, 61% of Americans felt lonely in 2019. Another 64% feel as if they have no one with whom they can share their truth.
Thirty-seven percent of US adults struggled with anxiety in the past week and 59.8% of young people 18-25 struggled with anxiety in the past seven days, according to CDC.
Why is anxiety at an all-time high? We're leading fast-paced lifestyles, have access to more information than ever before and are less connected to a higher power.
Unmet expectations drive unhappiness. Two out of three Americans identify as being unhappy (Harris Poll).
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
"To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether."

If you enjoyed hearing from Max Lucado, tune into our New York Times bestselling authors playlist. Hear from Mel Robins, Bob Costas, Mitch Albom, Patrick Lencioni and more here.

MAX LUCADO'S LIVE INSPIRED 7

Q. What is the best book you've ever read?
A. The Bible and William Barclay's Commentary.
Q. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today?
A. Play well.
Q. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be?
A. My Bible from 2000.
Q. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be?
A. My father and many characters from the Bible.
Q. What is the best advice you've ever received?
A. Life is short. Time is fleeting fast.
Q. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
A. Trust God's great grace.
Q. It's been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read?
A. Life is short and then it's past. Only what's done for Christ will last.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary.
0:06.4	You know that we bring you these episodes every week so that you and I can live in awe and on fire for our lives,
0:13.4	for the truth that the best of the journey remains in front of us.
0:17.3	And occasionally, we live stream these podcasts. We utilize social media. We utilize our website,
0:24.0	our influence online to impact and influence even more lives for good. And we did that this
0:29.2	week with our guest because I was absolutely humbled and thrilled to live stream this episode
0:35.4	earlier today with New York Times best-selling author and pastor.
0:39.0	You may have heard of him.
0:40.5	Max Licato.
0:41.9	Max Licato has published 43 books.
0:45.8	That's 41 more books than some people I know have ever read in their entire lives.
0:50.1	This man has published 43 books.
0:52.6	His latest book is called You Were Made for This Moment. It just was
0:56.3	released earlier this week. Max has captivated the hearts of millions with his poetic storytelling,
1:03.0	his homespun humor, and today he's going to share a timely message of hope and encouragement
1:08.6	and faithfulness and life in a society that is still reeling from
1:12.8	racial divides, political strife, and a global pandemic. It was an honor. And when you hear
1:19.0	this episode, you're going to understand why. It was an honor for me to share his beautiful,
1:22.5	life-giving message with all of you, and even more so to do so in real time through live streaming.
1:29.1	If you don't want to miss the next live stream, and there's no reason for you, too.
1:34.2	So if you want to join us for the next live and live and spy our community
1:38.2	by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on the social media channels,
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