Living a Life on Loan: Finding Grace at the Intersections

Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson
Standard Publishing (2006)
ISBN 0784718555
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (9/06)

Authors Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson lead their readers to a new awareness of the true owner and source of life.  Through personal examples and hundreds of heartwarming stories of selfless living, the reader is challenged to move from living a life of dull routine to a life filled with passion and the pursuit of purposeful adventure filled living.

The underlying theme of the book is the life story of the reader and how this relates to God’s bigger story.  The reader is: encouraged to record his passions, purpose, priorities and values; to examine how they connect with other’s stories; to recognize resources to help, with others, write new endings to their stories; and commit to making a difference beyond life here on earth.

The authors encourage the reader to write the “rest of the story” of their own lives by using the questions at the end of each chapter to record personal responses to soul-searching questions that incorporate what they know into action steps for serving others.

I personally appreciated the reminder that, “Regardless of who we are, everything we do and say every day can have significant value.” I became motivated to become intentionally and passionately aware of opportunities to influence and impact lives in the “everyday intersections” of my life.
 
Rick and Eric write in an easy- to-read style that will help the reader to assimilate and apply these important principles personally.  It is rich in example for the questioning seeker as well as the mature Christian.  This is a book that will help you discover your potential and motivate you to fulfill God’s intended purpose for your “life on loan.”

“Living a Life on Loan” is filled with profound truths, clearly articulated, simply illustrated with practical stories of serving others, building relationships, and earning the right to share your faith.

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