Lighten Up!
Great Stories from One of America's Favorite Storytellers
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2000
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Publisher's Description
Ken Davis is a very funny guy. And as his friends and family will tell you, he's also a very wise one. After all, who but a wise guy would blow the toilet in his new home to smithereens with an M-80 firecracker? Or end up in a hotel lobby wearing nothing but strawberry underwear and the latest addition of USA Today? Only Ken Davis could pull these stranger than life stories together and use them to drive home insights that cut to the heart of Christ-like living. Because Ken, being Ken, knows what human fallibility is all about. He knows how tough we adults can be on ourselves. He knows how hard we try to appear more together than we really are. And to all of us, he offers two words of very solid wisdom: LIGHTEN UP! Ken's hilarious and touching stories underscore one simple, encouraging theme: God's grace is for you. You're not perfect, but you are perfectly loved by God. So take heart. God doesn't just love you, he enjoys you. No reason you shouldn't, too!
Endorsements (1)
“It’s good to stay hungry when you’re on a diet. It means you’re doing something right. After all, no pain, no gain. T or F If you answered “true” to the previous statement, here’s a fact that may shock you: Not only is going hungry not fun—it’s bad for your diet. That’s because the body’s got an ancient survival mechanism that works against starvation. Your body doesn’t know that you are cutting down on food on purpose. When it senses that you’re taking in fewer calories, it thinks you’re starving, literally. So, to keep you from shedding “valuable” fat, it tries to preserve the calories you are consuming by slowing down your metabolism. Basically, holding onto those calories—and really, those pounds—is your body’s way of defending itself against starvation. To make matters worse, when you starve yourself, your brain gets in on the body’s conspiracy. The more you try not to eat, the more your brain (along with your body) defends its desire to eat. Again, it’s a survival thing, and it’s been thousands of years in the making. It’s not going to change any time soon. This book will give you the skills to make your metabolism work for your diet, not against it.”
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