Cries of The Heart

Ravi Zacharias always amazes me with his ability to think logically and break down everyday struggles into the the little choices that we make and how we deal with those. He does that with great empathy and a non-judgmental attitude. This is a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone who has ever fallen short...aka everyone.

I really enjoy Ravi Zacharias's books. With the dictionary that comes free with the kindle edition his books are very enjoyable. This particular book speaks to the individual on such topics as love and worship. To try to describe Mr. Zacharias's books is like trying to describe the Bible. Yes there is a staring point but you just feel you would leave so much out that you would rather just tell them to read it as they surely won't be disappointed. What I can say is this is a very personal book to the reader and Mr. Zacharias talks just to you unlike in some of his other books where it's about a particular subject. The subject in this book is you and your relationship with God. He does a wonderful job and because of who he is and how he writes I could easily read it all over again and know I would get more out of it. Such insight! Truly a man of God with his understanding. I just appreciate Mr. Zacharias and his commitment to God.

Let me first say that I have heard Dr. Ravi Zacharias speak in defense of the Christian faith. I consider him to be at the forefront of apologetics in providing logically constructive arguments for Christianity. So when I picked up this book I was looking to probe further into the philosophical foundations of the Christian faith. I commend Dr. Zacharias on delivering on what I had expected. There are just too many treasure doves of insightful thinking found within the book. The illustrations and foundational thinking have impacted my view on issues of feelings, suffering, life, love, and redemption. The book attempts to cover many different aspects of the human heart. Scripture is well versed and meaningful passages are extrapolated for the reader to ponder upon. Writers such as G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis are quoted to provide correlating points of reference throughout the book. The issues are diverse but the author is able to connect all the points with a graceful flow. Of all the issues that Dr. Zacharias comes across, the cry for love is more prevalent. Far from being a romance, he is addressing the need of the human heart for a love beyond what most people even think about. Without giving out too much information I would simply like to say that I recommend this book to others looking into exploring the world view of the Christian faith.

One of Ravi's best! Cries of the Heart combines his deep grasp of Biblical truth with his understanding of basic human needs and the Bible's answers to those needs. I have almost worn out several hard copies through the years, and I am now glad to have it on Kindle so I can read it on my phone at any time. All subjects are presented with excellence and grace. My favorites are about knowing God, pain and suffering, and loneliness (the story of Kathy at Covenant House rips my heart out every time). While I appreciate Ravi Zacharias as a person, one comes away from his writings and verbal presentations thinking how great God is.

I haven't had time to read the entire book yet. I've started it and so far it is good. It "hits home" with us because we have had some loss in our family. Thanks

I bought this book before my greatest trial of pain and faith testing, but was lead to read it during this time. When we are going through trials, we are in the state of a yearning for absolute truth! Growing up in a culture that celebrates ambiguity, I found the words of this book give me "wings" to leave that dungeon of confusion,out of the muck and mire, to pursue solid truth and help others out of that world of "false fun" to a world of true joy and stability!

It is one thing to regularly tune into Zacharias' podcasts, yet it does not take long before reading his books that he repeats a lot of what he says in only paraphrases from his books into his speeches. Regardless, I am glad to be familiar with the sound of Zacharias' voice, as imagining that voice speak the words of his books somehow makes them easier to understand for me. More along the lines of this particular book, I find the stories ever so heart breaking, while all the more meaningful with how Zacharias implements them alongside scripture and the Christian worldview. This is not a book of hopelessness, nor does it coddle. Any struggling Christian would do well to consider the thoughts this book provokes. This work is an extraordinary measure of which to equip oneself to handle life, while committed to or finding one's way of living in the ministry.

RZ exposes the limited ability of the sensual to meet our utmost spiritual need. When the church focuses on feelings rather than God’s law or will expressed in his word she stumbles on and becomes ineffective in a world that needs to find meaning and direction. As a believer my heart cries or struggles to integrate God’s express will or Law and Grace and reading this book helps me see how I must pay attention or obey everything God has commanded in faith. It seems to me that because GOD LOVES ME HE GIVES ME HIS WORD OR LAW for his namesake or glory for which I am. Praise be to God!

Just an exception gifted man of God

VERY GOOD READ, SUCH AN ARTICULATE MAN WHO CLEARLY KNOWS AND LOVES HIS SUBJECT.

I chose this rating as someone who was asking the very same questions addressed in this book. I would recommend this book to anyone dealing with suffering and trying to reconcile where God fits into it.

Actually I think this is one of the best books written by Ravi along with the "Recapture the Wonder" and maybe "Grand Weaver". Of course, he has written other good books, but this one somehow outstands many others by its gentle and honest language in a world, where God cries for His people and people cry for the love of God

Excellent