Small Things with Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor

Review"Writing in a way that is both practical and engaging, Starbuck helps us to follow the great teachers of compassion and justice not by leaving our present lives but by opening our eyes to our lives and to those with whom we share them." -- The Christian Century, October 17, 2012"This book will open your eyes to the people around you and the huge impact you can have on them through small acts of love." -- Significant Living, May 2012"Small Things with Great Love will equip and inspire all who read it with the grace and knowledge that they can follow Jesus for real." -- Sarah Scherschligt, The Presbyterian Outlook, April 2, 2012"Delivered with wit and humour, this remarkable book compels readers to become world changers through small things with great love, instead of just wishing they were." -- Lailani Mendoza, Living Light News, March/April 2012"This book is perfect for a Bible study or just a group that would like to make the neighborhood they live in a little nicer. . . . The common sense of this book reminds us how important it is to reach out to others in our community and enrich not only their lives, but our own as well." -- Connie Maier, CBA Retailers + Resources, January 2012"With unparalleled humor, honesty and grace Margot lays out the truth, that most of us care but are often too busy to know what to do. . . . She is absolutely spot on, the little things add up so very big. Packed with wisdom and insight from a brilliant writer, this book will not guilt you into action. Rather, you will come to find out that each day our lives add up to a million ways to make a difference. . . . As an activist and author who has tried desperately to forge this conversation I'm giddy to know that Margot has absolutely succeeded! I highly recommend this read to anyone who ever comes in contact with another human being. . . ." -- Tracey Bianchi, pastor, activist and author of Green Mama"Dorothy Day said, 'Don't call me a saint; I don't want to be dismissed so easily.' Small Things with Great Love is an invitation to look Jesus head-on and ask what it means for your life if he really meant all that stuff he said?not just for saints, but for you. It's an important question. And you can be grateful that someone as funny and gracious as Margot Starbuck is asking it." -- Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, author of The Wisdom of Stability and Common Prayer"Margot Starbuck is fun, creative and sassy. She reminds us to dream big and live small. And her words will dare you to connect your gifts to the brokenness of this world and do something beautiful for God. This book reminds us that God is preparing each of us for something really, really . . . small?and it's small things done with great love that move the world." -- Shane Claiborne, author, activist and recovering sinnerMidwest Publishing Association Crystal Book Award honorable mentionMargot Starbuck is back with as much passion and energy as ever. In thirty brief chapters, she invites you to choose the adventure that fits who you are in authentically loving those around you.Yes, she knows: just the thought of adding something more to your life sounds exhausting. But here's the fantastic truth she's discovered in her own journey: "We don't have to add lots more overwhelming activity to what we've already got going. The regular stuff of our lives?the commute to work and the potlucks and home improvement projects and errands and play dates?are the exact places in which we express and experience God's love for a world in need."With a list of resources, a study guide and a six-week "Adventure Challenge," as well as plenty of stories and hilarity from Margot's own life, Small Things with Great Love will open your eyes to the people around you and the huge impact you can have on them through small acts of love."Small things happen when I learn the name of my daughter's school bus driver," Margot writes. "Small things happen when I listen to the dreams o