They felt prompted in 2010 to leave their 6,000-member Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California, and move to San Francisco to begin a new ministry. Although they hadn’t taken a salary for years, he and his wife, Lisa, decided to downsize their home. Chan donated book royalties to organizations fighting sex trafficking, but felt a conviction he needed to sacrifice more. Chan has become one of America’s most beloved evangelical pastors, with his 2013 book, “ Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God,” selling 2 million copies around the world. But he didn’t give up on life or his faith.
Francis Chan had many of the classic risk factors to become a “troubled teen.” His mother died at childbirth and his father died when he was 12. Francis Chan is part of an ongoing Deseret News series exploring ideas and issues at the intersection of faith and thought. In stark contrast, the book offers real-life accounts of believers who have given all-time, money, health, even their lives-in obedience to Christ’s call.Chan also recounts his own attempts to live “crazy” by significantly downsizing his home and giving away his resources to the poor.Earnest Christians will find valuable take-home lessons from Chan’s excellent book.Editor’s note: This interview between Jacob Hess and the Rev. He describes at length the sorry state of “lukewarm” Christians who strive for a life characterized by control, safety and an absence of suffering. Chan writes with infectious exuberance, challenging Christians to take the Bible seriously. As a pastor, Chan says that conducting weekly funerals for people younger than himself has likewise sobered him to life’s unexpectedness and frailty. His mother died giving birth to him, his stepmother died when he was nine, and his dad when he was 12. Chan’s own life compels him to live with urgency, and with good reason. Chan, senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, Calif., offers a radical call for evangelicals to consider and emulate in this debut guide to living “crazy” for God.
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