On the Anvil: Stories on Being Shaped into God's Image

By Max Lucado

Book Overview

Through inspirational anecdotes and observations of life, Lucado compares the lives of Christians to blacksmiths' tools in various stages of usefulness. This gift edition features calligraphy by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084234568X
• ISBN13: 9780842345682
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Uplifting and enlightening

During the toughest season of my life, a friend lent this book to me. On the Anvil didn't just help me deal with the pain, but it helped me understand that there was purpose in it. Broken and overwhelmed, I needed comfort and encouragement. This book provides both. It also explains how the tough times can pull us out of complacency and into hope, action, and victory. This book is easy to read, not only because of word choice and writing style but also because of way the author packs it full of information about God's tender mercies. If you are looking for help in turning your sorrow into solace, On the Anvil is for you. It has my highest recommendation. Author, With Great Mercy

On The Anvil

This is the first book Max Lucado wrote and I believe it to be one of his best! I have purchased just about every book he has written since On The Anvil but this first book really speaks to me. I have probably given away 50+ copies of this book to friends over the last 10 years or so. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulty understanding WHY you must endure tough times in your life then THIS is the book for you! Powerful, short chapters that will enable you to look at your difficulties in a new way!

Inspirational blueprint

As usual, Max Lucado has done fellow Christians a service. "On the Anvil" has provided me with an inspirational blueprint for life. I have read and re-read the entire book and specific chapters as a reminder that our lives are worth living when we follow Christ's teachings. Give this book to any friend or family member as a token of your love for them. Amen, Amen, Amen!!

A book about becoming more like God's kind of person

This book is about being more Christ like. You are one of the three categories in this book- in the broken tool pile (unwilling or unusable), on the anvil (have a heart for God no matter what the pain or the consequence), an instrument for noble purposes (being used for God's glory). all through out this book there are poems and Bible verses relating to what the next chapter will talk about. This book has done a great deal to my heart and is definitely worth it's money!

excellent

This book will move you and give you a realization of what God is doing in your life and teach you how to wait until your deliverance comes!