“Are our lives just random and meaningless strands of thread, or could they possibly be precise designs woven with remarkable care, thought, and intent?”

So begins the dust-jacket blurb on “The Grand Weaver”, and this book does a very good job digging into that question…a question that I’ve asked many times, as I’m sure most people have.  I enjoy listening to Zacharias on the radio, but this is the first book of his that I’ve read. He’s a great storyteller, and in each chapter I found myself captivated by the tales (real and apocryphal) he shares.

The book is eight chapters long, each chapter dealing with an aspect of your life that “matters”…for example, your DNA, your calling, your morality, your destiny. Maybe it’s my A.D.D. talking, but some of the chapters bordered on a bit long for me. Zacharias is very intelligent and thorough, and this is a book that I’m definitely going to have to revisit at least one more time.

The highlights of the book for me were the chapters dealing with our DNA (our family of origin, background, etc.) and our worship (guess the interest there is a given for me).

This would be a great book to give to someone that wants to believe in God, but they just have those nagging “If there IS a God, then…” type of questions. For me, it was encouraging in some places, convicting in others, but overall, a great reminder that God IS in control and our lives DO matter.