RAR #240: Max Lucado: Nourishing a Child’s Heart with Books
Read-Aloud Revival ®
Sarah Mackenzie
4.9 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
When you hear the name Max Lucado, what comes to mind for you?
Max Lucado is best known as a pastor, speaker, best-selling inspirational author, and, in many Christian families, he’s a household name.
His books are written for everyone—especially those who are hurting, lonely, and discouraged. In his writing, he constantly points his readers back to the truth: that God loves you and you should let Him love you.
Max is also an author of children’s books, several of which are favorites around here. 😊
Sarah invited him to Read-Aloud Revival to discuss his newest picture book, Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone, illustrated by Eve Tharlet. It’s a cozy, gentle book, perfect for snuggling up and sharing with your kiddos.
How are stories uniquely positioned to help readers feel seen and understood? Which books did Max Lucado love as a child? And what does he hope his books will do in the lives of his readers, young and old? We dig into all of it.
Listen in to hear:
- The power of stories to meet people where they are and touch their hearts
- Why Max Lucado wanted to write a book about loneliness
- How reading with your kids builds their sense of comfort and safety
Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie:
Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/max-lucado
Get your FREE RAR Premium Sample: https://readaloudrevival.com/sample
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | We've put together a brand new sample of R.A.R. Premium, so if you've been on the fence about joining us inside |
| 0:07.5 | R.A. premium, you can get a free sample now to see if it's a good fit for your family. To get that free sample go to read aloud |
| 0:14.9 | revival.com slash sample or just text the word R-A-R sample like it's all squished together in one word, |
| 0:24.8 | R-A-R-Sample to the number 3-3-7-7. |
| 0:30.3 | Okay, here's the show. Hello, hello, you've got Read-A-Loud Revival, episode 240. |
| 0:42.0 | I'm your host Sarah Mackenzie. I'm laughing |
| 0:46.8 | because that is the third take. I snored it the first two times I recorded that |
| 0:50.8 | intro for you and I am just going to keep on plowing on this time. |
| 0:54.0 | I did it without a snort. Today I've got a question for you. |
| 0:58.0 | When I say Max Lucado, what comes to mind for you? |
| 1:04.7 | You might be familiar with his books for children, The Crippled Lamb, that's a Christmas |
| 1:09.2 | favorite around here. |
| 1:10.4 | I think his most famous children's books are You Are Special and You Are Mine, which we talk about during today's show a little bit. |
| 1:18.0 | There are many others. There is even a Max Lucato children's treasury that contains several favorites. |
| 1:25.0 | Max Lucado is best known as a pastor and speaker and for his adult inspirational books. |
| 1:32.0 | He's arguably one of the best-selling |
| 1:35.0 | inspirational authors. His books have sold more than 145 million copies in |
| 1:41.2 | over 50 languages worldwide. Incredible. In a lot of Christian homes, |
| 1:47.3 | Max Lucado is a household name. His books are written for those who are hurting and guilty, lonely and |
| 1:55.2 | discouraged and he's constantly pointing his readers back to the truth that God |
| 2:00.5 | loves you and you should let him love you. |
| 2:03.2 | Christianity today called him America's pastor. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sarah Mackenzie, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sarah Mackenzie and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.