The title mentioned “important Christian texts”, but the body of the post included “These can be any book, writing or article that you think was essential to your understanding of Christianity, theology or to your interpretation of the Bible”...and if somebody thinks Lucado helped them understand their faith, who is anybody else to say that he didn’t, or that his writings aren’t important to certain individuals.
Max Lucado was amazing to me, and I’m Catholic. What is so great is that he can be understood by anyone. I read him as a kid and it is all I could comprehend at that point. The Catechism Of The Catholic Church is profound, and certainly not for the average Christian. The Catechism is good for someone who is biblically very knowledgable and has a deep faith. In my opinion all have their merit.