I read this book about two months ago and am finally getting around to posting it.  It was given to me by my father and step-mother (who is herself a pastor).  

Honestly, I am not a huge Swindoll fan.   I like his preaching and he is clearly a man after God's heart and has an almost contagious love for people, so i have no complaints against him personally or his ministry.  I just don't go out of my way to listen to him or read his books.

This is the first one (and probably the last) I have ever read.   Strangely it reads like he preaches.  Really. If you read it out loud you may even be able to sound like him! (I write that with a smile).

His message is important though and for that reason alone it is worth recommending.   He also covers a number of subjects in a way that the average  layperson can follow along and he does it without picking on anyone or making wild accusations.   In other words, he speaks in love.