Loved Indeed (Paperback) by Dan Cruver

"Do I love God as I should?"

"Does he love me?"

"Does he really declare me righteous and fit to meet him even though I still sin?"

"How can I be sure?"

For Dan Cruver these are not abstract questions. He's wrestled with them all his life, often to the point of despair and exhaustion. Through the trauma of losing his much-loved son Daniel and witnessing the plight of destitute orphans on several continents, he has further battled with his thoughts.

This unique book takes us to a place of deep assurance. We can know that whatever happens, our faith doesn't depend on fickle feelings but is underpinned by the words of our omnipotent God himself. Secure in our heavenly Father's unconditional love, we relax in his warm embrace. Sharing in Christ's status, we enjoy the astonishing privilege, through the Holy Spirit, of crying, "Abba, Father."

Endorsements

Dan Cruver has given us solid ground to stand on when the waves of life make everything feel unstable. A vulnerable, vivid, honest, biblical, comforting, and hopeful vision of life in a painful world.”

Tony Reinke, author, 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

“Every pastor, counsellor, and individual who has struggled with knowing and experiencing the love of God should read this book!”

Jason Kovacs, Executive Director of Gospel Care Collective

“Dan Cruver has given us a balm for the aching soul.”

Catherine Claire Larson, author, As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda

“Whether you have been following Christ for five days or fifty years, this book will bring comfort to your heart because it reminds you of how amazing God’s love is towards you.”

Jon Moffitt, Pastor, Grace Reformed Church

Title

Loved Indeed
Author(s)

Dan Cruver
Series

Union
ISBN

9781738432400
Format

Paperback
Publisher

Union Publishing
Audience

Adults
Pages

160
Published

01/07/2024

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Overall rating

5.0 based on 2 reviews

Outstanding

This is a simply outstanding book. It is written by someone who has struggled with introspection and needs to continually apply the truths of the Gospel to his life. The reflections on the early chapters of Ephesians are hugely helpful. The first read is a quick on as it is written in a compelling fashion, but it rewards a slower more reflective second reading. A really pastorally helpful little book.

Malcolm

Loved!

This short book is written out of experience of tragedy and doubt, that Cruver shares with the reader. It's an easy and accessible read, that engages with reformers and puritans likes of Edwards, Luther and Goodwin, but brings their old words into easy understanding. I found that I could zip through the sparky and compelling pages hungry to hear more, and yet I kept finding myself going back to re-read and meditate on the profound truths that the author put into his own words. I think there is help here for the doubting and suspicious, as the subtitle promises, and indeed for any of us who could do with seeing again how loved we are. For a book that presses into how we can each know God's love for us, I also appreciated a gentle thread of how gathering with church fits with that, rather than leaving things at a merely individual level.