All my books come out of sermons, and I'm really a pastor who writes rather than a writer who pastors. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I noticed people would read these short articles I was assigned to write for our church bulletin and they would say, Boy,… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I didn't want to just write stories that were entertaining. Nor did I want to be so scholarly that people couldn't digest… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Through the years, I have always enjoyed anything Chuck Swindoll has written. When I first got into writing Chuck's books really modeled… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
My parents, they were good, godly people, but they never said, You need to write. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I was never really lead by [my parents] and didnt sense any leading from the Lord to go into writing. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I think theres just this mystique of writing a book that appeals to people. A person has to really check their motives… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I never told anybody I wanted to write, I kind of fell into it backwards. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I think you could say every pastor is writing this book, Max on Life; for many it just never gets published. All… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I co-pastor now, so I preach six months, then another guy preaches six months. So that's really why I'm preparing for January,… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
We get a lot of unsolicited manuscripts here. Im not even a publisher, but we get several a week. I dont read… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
All I did was collect a few of the questions I've been asked through the years, write up a brief response and… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed reading the writings of Fredrick Buechner, I havent read anything by him in probably a decade but about 20… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
If you get a lot of good feedback from people, thats a sign that you have a strength or gift in writing,… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I have learned that my assignment is to write books for people who do not like to read books. I really try… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. As long as the Lord gives me strength… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“I believe in brevity. I believe that you, the reader, entrust me, the writer, with your most valued commodity—your time. I shouldn’t… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Someday I want to go back and maybe write another book on those seven sayings. I just think they are kind of… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
You don't impress the officials at NASA with a paper airplane. You don't boast about your crayon sketches in the presence of… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I'm a preacher first and a writer second, although my role is changing a bit at the church. I'm going to bring… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I think you could say every pastor is writing this book [ Max on Life]; for many it just never gets published. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. Because as long as the Lord gives me… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I think that the Holy Spirit works through the pastors of the church. It helps me avoid the trap of writing to… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Listen carefully to the feedback your readers give you. Dont write unless people want you to write, a lot of people write… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I really enjoy making people laugh; I've discovered that's a great technique. That's as powerful as stirring their sorrow, stirring their compassion, because that… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
When we look at the love of Christ, we make a wonderful discovery. Love is more a decision than an emotion! Christ-like love applauds… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“Ageing. We laugh about it, and we groan about it. We resist it, but we cant't stop it. And with the chuckles and wrinkles… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that a promise made is not always a promise kept? Just because someone is called your dad, that doesn’t… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
If you're feeling pain, express that to the Lord. If you're feeling worried, express those worries. One passage that gives me comfort is in… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don't seek to be seen — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us.… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
God's love never ceases. Never... God doesn't love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. God's love never ceases. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Are you on the eve of change? Embrace it. Accept it. Don't resist it. Change is not only a part of life, change is… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
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