Glad You're Here by Walker Hayes & Craig Allen Cooper

In Glad You're Here, Walker Hayes and Craig Allen Cooper talk about their lives and their friendship, and how that friendship changed and shaped their lives. Craig showed Walker the love that Jesus shows us and showed him how to love like that, and that is the story they are sharing with their readers. They tell the reader and show them how to welcome people like Jesus does.

One of the biggest lessons I got from this book is that most of us spend our lives avoiding the people Jesus would have spent time with. These are the people Jesus wants us to show love to, yet they make us uncomfortable so we stay away. Walker and Craig show their readers how to welcome and engage with those people in a very real way. They also emphasize that we must not treat non-believers like a project. We need to love them where we are, and they will see Jesus through those actions. I have seen far too many times non-believers pushed away by the dehumanizing treatment by Christians in their attempt to "save" them. 

I really liked how honest Walker was about his struggles, especially with alcoholism. He admits many things no one would be proud of, and I'm sure it took a lot to admit that in print. That honestly speaks a lot to the genuine emotion and message of the book. 

Walker Hayes is a musician, and I think you'd like this book a lot if you're a fan of his. I had never heard of him before reading this, so I didn't love it as much as a fan might.

Overall, I gave this book 3/5 stars.

*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.