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Small Things with Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor
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Margot Starbuck is back with as much passion and energy as ever. In thirty brief chapters, she invites you to choose the adventure that fits who you are in authentically loving those around you.
Yes, she knows: just the thought of adding something more to your life sounds exhausting. But here's the fantastic truth she's discovered in her own journey: "We don't have to add l
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Paperback, 239 pages
Published
November 23rd 2011
by IVP Books
(first published November 1st 2011)
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When my son was young, he used to read "choose your own adventure" stories where you could select one of several different paths through a book that led to different endings. Starbuck's book is organized in this way except that all the paths lead to one end--joining God's adventure of loving the world around you.
Her title is inspired by Mother Teresa who said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Starbuck's "choose your own adventure" format allows the ...more
Her title is inspired by Mother Teresa who said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Starbuck's "choose your own adventure" format allows the ...more
An authentic, honest, & practical book to help you live out love in your everyday life so you can effectively “move toward a world in need.”
May be biased because I know and love Margot, but I loved this book. It inspired me to lead a life of love for others where I am now. Unlike some other similar books by Christian authors that leave me feeling guilty, this left me feeling empowered.
Having read her book, having accepted her joking encouragements for thirty chapters, having recognized her stories as both simple steps and potentially profoundly life changing, she feels like a good friend (though I have never met her). The kind of good friend who will get you caught up in their cause and help you do it with joy and anticipation. It is a modest book, following its title, and it does not demand much (at least at first) to begin loving your neighbor as she describes. But give Jes
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Highly recommended! And that Susan character near the end sounds especially awesome... :)
I began this book months ago as a church group reading. I couldn't finish it at the time because the tone of voice of the author was difficult to tolerate. I don't love the assumptions that everyone reading the book is middle class or upper class or well educated or not working in low paying jobs, etc. etc. For a book that is intending to integrate society, there's a lot of assuming about "us" and "them", even though the author specifically states that she is not doing this. I also don't enjoy t
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Such a great book. I think EVERYONE should read this book, it is so spot on at a time when the country is very divided and there is just a lot of negativity out there. Everyone needs to get to know those around them, christian or not, and really try to understand where others come from as a way of finding common ground rather than finding ways to separate ourselves.
I'm going to do the Adventure challenge at the end of the book with my family, instead of cramming everything into a 5 week study, I ...more
I'm going to do the Adventure challenge at the end of the book with my family, instead of cramming everything into a 5 week study, I ...more
I really enjoyed the positive enthusiasm Starbuck had for interacting with our world practicing small acts of love toward everyone we come in contact with.The book is clearly written for people with means, and did not seem to address questions of the social structures that contribute to difficult situations. I found it to be encouraging but too simplistic.
There really are a number of great ideas herein, and the business of letting the reader pick and choose based on their situation (young/old/single/married/etc, etc) could probably be done in any number of "how to" sorts of books.
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Great book with practical ideal and challenges to get you to put into use and practice the ideas put forth in this book
With a foreward by Tony Campolo and a back cover recommendation by Shane Claiborne, you know that Margot Starbuck has good credentials and you're pretty sure you're going to be convicted while reading it. She's funny and her wit comes through in the book. The book is written in a choose your own adventure type style, so that at the end of each chapter you can skip to the next chapter that best suits your needs. I chose this option in the middle of the book, but for the most part, read the whole
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Want to love the world? Both globally and locally?
Prepare to be inconvenienced.
I resonated with this book.
Especially the chapter "Spend More".
Looking forward to meeting Margot Starbuck this weekend and hearing her flesh out the actions she shares in her book.
I had planned to highlight at ton . . . but instead, I just found myself nodding.
Am I all that? Do I have it all together?
No.
Do I KNOW what I am called to do?
Yes.
Is it often an inconvenience to do so?
Yes.
But I am called to do justly, love me ...more
Prepare to be inconvenienced.
I resonated with this book.
Especially the chapter "Spend More".
Looking forward to meeting Margot Starbuck this weekend and hearing her flesh out the actions she shares in her book.
I had planned to highlight at ton . . . but instead, I just found myself nodding.
Am I all that? Do I have it all together?
No.
Do I KNOW what I am called to do?
Yes.
Is it often an inconvenience to do so?
Yes.
But I am called to do justly, love me ...more
My big complaint with this book when I started it was the sarcasm of the author. I understand how sarcasm can drive a point home, but I found her use of it annoying in the beginning. I walked away from this book for a bit, and when I did come back to it and forced myself to finish it (I was reading it for the UMW Reading Program), I still didn't find much redeeming in this. The ideas in this might be better presented in a blog format.
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I think that Margot Starbuck does an incredible job explaining how to move into the next step as a follower of Jesus. I think it is a good read for anyone who is wanting to move beyond the Sunday worship experience into something more meaningful that reflects the love that Jesus has for everyone.
Margot Starbuck writes a compelling (and funny) call to follow Jesus to the marginalized in our local and global society, those whom Jesus loves. It's a quick read with prompts for skipping to chapters most relevant to your current situation in life.
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I really enjoyed this book. It gave me a lot of ideas on how to help my neighbors and community. I've already gotten to work volunteering more with local programs and I am trying to keep a better eye out for those who live on the fringes.
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Good book with fun format. I picture using this for a small group study.
A challenging read, not in terms of reading level, but in terms of how you live your life. If you want to be pushed on your thinking, this is a good one.
I loved the writing style and practical content. Really made me think about all the resources I have to offer and how to best share them. Great read.
Loved the interesting format of this book as well as the inspirational content.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!!! Great practical inspiration for engaging with a work that needs us!
I LOVED this book. The ideas in it are changing my life.
A joy to read!
This book gave me some things to think about--am I spending my money the right way, am I truly loving Jesus, and do I actually care about my neighbor and if so how am I showing him?
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Margot enjoys speaking to audiences around the country that include Wheaton College, MOPs International, Young Life Women’s Weekend, Urb ...more
She's really jazzed about the release of The Grown Woman's Guide to Online Dating, and you can learn more about that fun thing here: https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/the-gr...
Margot enjoys speaking to audiences around the country that include Wheaton College, MOPs International, Young Life Women’s Weekend, Urb ...more
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“Frederick Buechner says it most eloquently: "The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.”
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