²⁹ Who has trouble? Who has pain?
Who fights? Who complains?
Who has unnecessary bruises?
Who has bloodshot eyes?
³⁰ It is people who drink too much wine,
who try out all different kinds of strong drinks.
³¹ Don’t stare at the wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly.
³² Later it bites like a snake
with poison in its fangs.
³³ Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mind will be confused.
³⁴ You will feel dizzy as if you’re in a storm on the ocean,
as if you’re on top of a ship’s sails.
³⁵ You will think, “They hit me, but I’m not hurt.
They beat me up, but I don’t remember it.
I wish I could wake up.
Then I would get another drink.” –Proverbs 23:29-35 NCV

Alcohol is poison – Don’t touch it. The “disease” of alcoholism was never caught by someone that never took a drink.

“Max on Life” is laid out in a question and answer format to present “Answers and Insights to Your Most Important Questions.” Per the Introduction, some answers have appeared in previous books and some are only now “pageworthy.” The 172 questions and answers are grouped into the seven categories of: Hope; Hurt; Help; Him/Her; Home; Haves/Have-Nots; and Hereafter.

While the author clearly has a talent for writing – especially in his ability to provide parable-like stories and personal life-examples in the responses – with the large audience that this author has amassed over his many years of writing, it is unfortunate and in error that in matters of Salvation he does not provide the complete scriptural plan. The answers stop at “Believe.” Since it is baptism that puts you into Christ, in matters of salvation it is essential for each of us to turn to Scripture for our answers, examples and authority. A successful life is living a life that gets you to heaven. We would all do well to follow the example of the Bereans in Acts 17:11 (KJV) that “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

There are some answers where the author does get it right scripturally, but as for recommending this book as a sound reference, I cannot. The risk of leading one soul away from heaven is too great.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Today I’ll simply point to an article by Dr Thomas Stanley (The Millionaire Next Door) describing how one millionaire family lives.

http://www.thomasjstanley.com/blog-articles/131/A_Millionaire_Profile.html

I don’t know their religious backgrounds but they seem to bring us a living example of “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”  1 Timothy 6:6

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.

– Paul “Bear” Bryant

1 Wisdom calls to you like someone shouting;
understanding raises her voice.
2 On the hilltops along the road and at the crossroads,
she stands calling.
3 Beside the city gates, at the entrances into the city,
she calls out:
4 “Listen, everyone, I’m calling out to you;
I am shouting to all people.
5 You who are uneducated, seek wisdom.
You who are foolish, get understanding.

–NCV Proverbs 8:1-5