I requested this book from the Booksneeze program, but I couldn’t wait for it to come to me in the mail, so I borrowed my friends copy. I enjoyed it just as much as they did and probably more!
This book is comprised of short easy “chapters” or topics if you will, that center around a particular thought or question, about the way you view faith/religion/god etc. One of the things that I particularly liked about this book is the way it made you think about things. It really asks you to question (in a good way) or examine how you have come to believe what you believe, or why you believe (or do not believe) in something. It challenges you to look at things not just in your point of view but also from the different points of view of other people, as well as people from the Bible. This book also encourages you to pick up different copies of the Bible and look at verses from each version of the Bible and compare the differences. This will allow you to get familiar with a version of the Bible that you may find easier to understand and learn from.
Another thing that I really liked about this book is that it is non sequential. So if you have a busy life and cannot commit an hour or two at a time to reading, this book will allow you to pick it up and read a “chapter” or topic that you can relate to in that moment. I did end up reading it from the front to the back sequentially, however I will be able to in the future, pick it up, and start at the end, or in the middle.
I also loved the “what’s essential” portions of each “chapter” at the end that give you some do’s and don’ts which summarize the main points of each “chapter.” I found that this was a great refresher to the “chapter” that allowed you to help understand what you just read in a brief point form method.
The multiple Biblical references in each “chapter” were fantastic as well as the quotes and references in the side bar.
Over all I really enjoyed this book! I would recommend it to anyone I know. It is well worth the read and it will be a great coffee table book, one that you will constantly pick up and enjoy over and over again.
I received this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com <http://BookSneeze.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
