I Love Leviticus: Let's Take A Second Look

Most people skip Leviticus. Dr. Charles Mills did too — until he couldn't anymore.I Love Leviticus! What! Let's Take A Closer Look is the book that dares to go where most Bible readers quietly give up. If you've ever abandoned your January reading plan somewhere around chapter four, buried under offerings and measurements and a growing sense that this ancient text has nothing to do with your real life — this book was written for you.Dr. Mills began where most of us do: resistant, guarded, and convinced that Leviticus was a cold rulebook meant for scholars and priests. What he discovered was something far more profound. These laws weren't handed to a comfortable, settled people. They were given to former slaves — men and women who had never known freedom, never made their own choices, never learned how to live without chains. That one realization changes everything.Through eight thoughtful chapters, Dr. Mills unpacks Leviticus not as religious fine print, but as a curriculum in human dignity. The offerings scaled to what each person could afford — because no one was meant to be excluded. The laws about rest, honest weights, and unharvested field edges existed to protect the vulnerable from being crushed by the strong. The repetition wasn't obsession — it was patient reinforcement for people still learning what freedom required of them.This is not a theology textbook. Dr. Mills — a doctoral-educated project manager, USAF veteran, pilot, and lifelong learner — brings honest, practical attention to a text most people only pretend to have read. He writes for people tired of thin faith and shallow answers. The God he found in Leviticus plans for human weakness, builds systems that make love harder to avoid, and refuses to let failure become a permanent address.Inside you'll discover:Why slavery reshapes the soul long after freedom arrives — and what Leviticus does about itHow law feels like control before it feels like careWhy freedom without structure becomes a new kind of chaosThe radical vision of rest, release, and leaving something behind for othersWhat God's standard of excellence in the Temple means for your life todayIf you've been told Leviticus isn't for you, this book is a direct invitation to look again.It surprised Dr. Mills. And he hasn't read the same way since. Read more