Because I Love You
By Max Lucado and Mitchell Heinze
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He did all of this for just one reason—because he loved them.
One day Paladin, the village's most curious child, discovers something troubling about the wall. Something that makes him wonder about Shaddai's love. Could there be a mistake?
Young Paladin is about to discover the answer. And when he does, he will come to understand just how deeply he is loved.
And so will you.
Everything God does for your children, He does because of love. He protects them. He listens to their prayers. He provides for their needs. He even gives warnings and sets boundaries—for no other reason than love.
As an adult you already know this. Now your children can know it too through this captivating tale, which was first published in the award-winning children's bestseller Tell Me the Story.
Let this timeless story of a curious boy's choice and a caring man's sacrificial response help you make the infinite love of their Heavenly Father as real to your kids as your own love. Because they need to understand about Him what you have already learned—that everything God does throughout our lives, He does for one reason only, and for the best reason of all: "Because I Love You."
Max Lucado
Max Lucado (MA, Abilene Christian University) serves as the minister of preaching at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and is a best-selling author and speaker. His award-winning books have been translated into more than fifty-four languages and he has been named one of the most influential leaders in social media by The New York Times. Max lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Denalyn, and has three daughters and one granddaughter.
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Reviews for Because I Love You
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a wonderful book that tells the story of a kind and gentle man that has built a stone wall around a village in order to protect the children within it. The man watches after the children in the village, plays with them, cares for them, protects them all the while singing and helping when needed. A little boy asks about the wall and why it is there and wants to see the other side. The boys curiosity gets the best of him and even though he was advised not to go on the other side of the wall, he finds a hole and does. The boy gets lost but just as he begins to panic the man is there to rescue him, save him when he needs to be saved. It is a very warm and meaningful book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wonderful book for children all the way from 3rd grade to high school. It puts the story of salvation in a language kids can better understand.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Because I love you is a book about a sincerly kind and gentle man whom looks after a village full of children. When this man laughed he sang and all the children could hear him. They all aloved him as he loved them. In an effort to keep them safe he built a stone wall around his precious village. When he was done a curious young boy found a hole. The man simply told him that he left it on purpose. He wanted the children to be there out of love no becasue he told them too. He also warned that if they left the safety of the wall they would not find their way back. The curious young boy scurried thru the hole finding a fragrant thick forrest. He all of a sudden gets scared and heads towards the hole thet he crawled thru only to find the hole was no longer there. The little boy called out to the man - whom already knew he was needed. The mans word hung in the boys ears " Once you leave you will not find your way back".I think this is a symbolistic representation of our Lord and Saviour. It even seemed that way to my 2nd grader who made the proclamation "he's like God, Everyone can be with him , but once you leave its hard to come back." I actually teared up at the analogy.I think this may be a risque book in a traditional classroom only cause of difference of religion lately but I could see using it as a discussion guide in say a Sunday school class. I would ask who would go venturing beyond the wall and asking what ideas were available to get back to safety.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Because I Love you is a great description of a Folktale because it written as if it has been told for generations. The story is also has a great moral and a great truth at the end which is what many folktales include.Paladin is the main character in the story and through the mistake and moral that he teaches gives excitment to the reader. He has adventure which intrigues the reader and keeps them focuesed on the plot.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful, affirming and well told. A lovely story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gracias por tener el modo de traducir el texto al español.
Un cuento muy conmovedor y lleno de esperanza. Muy recomendable - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Max Lucado is a fantastic writer. Simplifying God's love for us
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5God's unfailing love and mercies for us make me cry and love Him more.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5thank you so much for this book,it gave me a better understanding of God love.