Job 38-42 Word Biblical Commentary Volume 18B By David Clines is the fourth book in the Job word commentary series by Clines. Volume 17 covered Job 1-20, Volume 18A covered Job 21-37 and this final Volume 18B completes the coverage of the Book of Job with Job 38-42. Of the 3 books, this one is probably the most interesting, as it covers God's reply to Job's question of why he is sufferring. And for those familiar with Job and God's response, this book upholds the normal answer "Just because He IS God and how who is Job to question God?"
I found this book to be way above the average reader's interest or head. It is very college-oriented and would bore most readers. A good majority of the book is UNREADABLE - About half the book is detailed end notes and references! You actually only get a small portion of the book as commentary. And even that part of commentary is difficult to read and a bit painful, unless you are SUPER into technical biblical word interpreations. Otherwise, for the average reader, this stuff will bore you silly.
I guess I would recommend this book to those into college-level bible translations but for the average reader, this could never interest you.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required
Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow
This book is about the reasons men (and young women 18-35) don't go to Christian church. The percentage of men participating in church grows smaller each year. The US Congregational Life Survey concurs: “While the U.S. population is split fairly evenly between men and women, there are more women (61%) than men (39%) in the pews." Young men and women are not all turning athiest. While other religions are increasing their male membership and spirituality is very interesting to the youth of today, people are just choosing other places to practice their spirituality. Of the planet’s great religions, only Christianity has a consistent, worldwide shortage of male practitioners.
I loved this book. It was a super interesting, thought-provoking read. And on top of that, I feel the conclusions the author draws are pretty accurate. The reason my friends and I do not go to church are outlined in this book - church is too shallow and not relevant to me. Here are some of my favorite snippets from this book that sum up the general ideas from this book:
If you asked them their religion, they would confidently reply, “Christian.” They would even admit to feeling a strong connection with God. All three would say they’re trying their best to follow Jesus. Yet they do not go to church.
- I can worship God better at home than in a church building.
- I don’t feel like I need to go to a church to be a good kind Christian.
- I’ve found church rather boring and irrelevant to my life.
But church isn’t on their radar. They’ve tried it. It didn’t work for them. Their time is precious, and church just doesn’t provide the return on investment they’re looking for.
“Your system is perfectly designed to give you the results you’re getting.” What if church is built to reach women, children, and elderly folks? Not sure you agree? The US Congregational Life Survey pegged the typical churchgoer as a fifty-year-old, married, well-educated, employed female.
Most people think of Christ as having the values that come naturally to a woman. To “be like Christ” means always loving, always caring, always compassionate, and always gentle. Jesus does not judge people; he hugs them. Highly involved churchmen often possess the values that are normally considered "feminine". Men who are verbal, studious, musical, and sensitive rise to the top. While the average Joes who lack these soft virtues either leave the church or become passive pew sitters. Men don’t hate God or Christ or the Bible or Christianity. They hate a system that’s perfectly designed to reach someone else - women, children and elderly folks.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required
I loved this book. It was a super interesting, thought-provoking read. And on top of that, I feel the conclusions the author draws are pretty accurate. The reason my friends and I do not go to church are outlined in this book - church is too shallow and not relevant to me. Here are some of my favorite snippets from this book that sum up the general ideas from this book:
If you asked them their religion, they would confidently reply, “Christian.” They would even admit to feeling a strong connection with God. All three would say they’re trying their best to follow Jesus. Yet they do not go to church.
- I can worship God better at home than in a church building.
- I don’t feel like I need to go to a church to be a good kind Christian.
- I’ve found church rather boring and irrelevant to my life.
But church isn’t on their radar. They’ve tried it. It didn’t work for them. Their time is precious, and church just doesn’t provide the return on investment they’re looking for.
“Your system is perfectly designed to give you the results you’re getting.” What if church is built to reach women, children, and elderly folks? Not sure you agree? The US Congregational Life Survey pegged the typical churchgoer as a fifty-year-old, married, well-educated, employed female.
Most people think of Christ as having the values that come naturally to a woman. To “be like Christ” means always loving, always caring, always compassionate, and always gentle. Jesus does not judge people; he hugs them. Highly involved churchmen often possess the values that are normally considered "feminine". Men who are verbal, studious, musical, and sensitive rise to the top. While the average Joes who lack these soft virtues either leave the church or become passive pew sitters. Men don’t hate God or Christ or the Bible or Christianity. They hate a system that’s perfectly designed to reach someone else - women, children and elderly folks.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required
Love & Respect Experience by Emerson Eggerichs
If you normally enjoy devotionals & psychology, you will like this book. If you want strong Biblical teachings, you will not enjoy this book at all.
This is a large-sized devotional book designed for married couples, designed to appeal to both men and women, with its brown leathery cover. Unlike most devotionals, this book is full-sized and very simple and plain looking, to appeal to men. This is not a 365 day devotional but only has 52 chapters. This book has the feel-good from being a devotional and also from all its psychology emphasis.
Bible verses that are used are VERY short because they are cut off and not full verses. Verses are plucked out of context from the Bible, cropped accordingly, and rarely is the full verse even used. These short cropped verses are then used to support what the author wants to say. Often the author's story and the verse really have nothing to do with each other. They are out of context. The verses come from about a dozen different very paraphrased modern Bible translations: think Message, Good News and many I've never even heard of before! If biblical accuracy or biblical counseling is important to you, you will probably not like this book.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
This is a large-sized devotional book designed for married couples, designed to appeal to both men and women, with its brown leathery cover. Unlike most devotionals, this book is full-sized and very simple and plain looking, to appeal to men. This is not a 365 day devotional but only has 52 chapters. This book has the feel-good from being a devotional and also from all its psychology emphasis.
Bible verses that are used are VERY short because they are cut off and not full verses. Verses are plucked out of context from the Bible, cropped accordingly, and rarely is the full verse even used. These short cropped verses are then used to support what the author wants to say. Often the author's story and the verse really have nothing to do with each other. They are out of context. The verses come from about a dozen different very paraphrased modern Bible translations: think Message, Good News and many I've never even heard of before! If biblical accuracy or biblical counseling is important to you, you will probably not like this book.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
No Wonder They Call Him the Savior by Max Lucado
This book is supposed to be about finding hope in Christ's sacrifice on the cross. If you are already familiar with the writings of Max Lucado, you will probably enjoy this book. If you enjoy devotionals or books that make you feel emotionally warm and are light reading, you will also probably like this book. But if you enjoy using your brain, want something deep and profound, this book is not for you.
Prologue: The question is presented: "Forget the Christian religion - tell me what really matters." Lucado answers the seeker with a quote from 1 Corinthians 15: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures. That he was buried, that he was raised o the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve." Lucado tells us that no one can ignore the cross. However, I feel like millions ignore it, every single day, so I'm not convinced and Lucado's words mean nothing to me.
Each following chapter is a disjointed story that has nothing to do with the next chapter and not all that much to do with Christianity. I found this book pretty shallow. The main points can be summarized in one or two sentences, like "It's much easier to die like Jesus if you have lived like him for a lifetime." Not really all that profound, but this was the very best sentence in all of Chapter 1.
Most of Lucado's writings are unemotional, untouching, not life-changing, not profound in any way, and sometimes just plain disagreeable. Example: "What kind of people mock a dying man?" Well... the majority of people mock based on their anger. Most people become angry when they hear about someone on death row - they just assume the person is a "bad person" and did "bad things", so they say "good" to his/her death.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
Prologue: The question is presented: "Forget the Christian religion - tell me what really matters." Lucado answers the seeker with a quote from 1 Corinthians 15: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures. That he was buried, that he was raised o the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve." Lucado tells us that no one can ignore the cross. However, I feel like millions ignore it, every single day, so I'm not convinced and Lucado's words mean nothing to me.
Each following chapter is a disjointed story that has nothing to do with the next chapter and not all that much to do with Christianity. I found this book pretty shallow. The main points can be summarized in one or two sentences, like "It's much easier to die like Jesus if you have lived like him for a lifetime." Not really all that profound, but this was the very best sentence in all of Chapter 1.
Most of Lucado's writings are unemotional, untouching, not life-changing, not profound in any way, and sometimes just plain disagreeable. Example: "What kind of people mock a dying man?" Well... the majority of people mock based on their anger. Most people become angry when they hear about someone on death row - they just assume the person is a "bad person" and did "bad things", so they say "good" to his/her death.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
The Book of Man by William J Bennett
This book is about "the path to manhood" or how a man is made. It focuses on how young and old need heroes to demonstrate the characteristics of what a man should be: honor, duty, valor, integrity, etc. Bennett defines what he thinks a man should be, how a man should love, and how a man should live in war time, at work, during sports or play, with family, and in prayer and reflection.
Being semi-familiar with Bennett's Book of Virtues, I figured this book would really give good solid examples of a godly man with Character. However, Bennett fills this very thick book with NON-CHRISTIAN morally-questionably political figure and athletes and elevates these as the heroes that our Christian kids should be looking up to.
If you are politically active, believe in sending your kids into the military/war, and very pro-US government/politics/political figures as "heroes" "icons" or "idols", then you may enjoy this book and not mind these guys being your kids' heroes. But if that's so, then let's also hold Madonna, Britney Spears, Hilary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, and every other famous female musician, actress, athlete, and political figure regardless of their character, virtue and morals up as heroes for our daughters. Hey, I bet I could even find a few "good characteristic" stories on Saddam Hussein, Richard Allen Davis, Jeffrey Dahmer and all the mass murderers, child molesters etc.
As a Christian, do you really want your kids to hold these guys up as heroes? Winston Churchill, Ronald Regan, Plato, General Douglas MacArthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Jack London, Mark Twain, William the Conquerer, Benjamin Franklin, Booker T Washington, Cal Ripkin Jr, Buster Douglas the boxer, Mario Andretti the car racer, Aristotle, Davy Crocket, Navy Seals, John F Kennedy, Homer, Nolan Ryan the baseball player, and dozens of others.
I strongly recommend against this book. There are dozens of other books about raising Christian men using men of God as examples. What's wrong with using Jesus, the apostles, or the forefathers? Bennett's book is shocking to me - how he can use secular political figures and athletes with questionable character and morals is beyond me.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
Being semi-familiar with Bennett's Book of Virtues, I figured this book would really give good solid examples of a godly man with Character. However, Bennett fills this very thick book with NON-CHRISTIAN morally-questionably political figure and athletes and elevates these as the heroes that our Christian kids should be looking up to.
If you are politically active, believe in sending your kids into the military/war, and very pro-US government/politics/political figures as "heroes" "icons" or "idols", then you may enjoy this book and not mind these guys being your kids' heroes. But if that's so, then let's also hold Madonna, Britney Spears, Hilary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, and every other famous female musician, actress, athlete, and political figure regardless of their character, virtue and morals up as heroes for our daughters. Hey, I bet I could even find a few "good characteristic" stories on Saddam Hussein, Richard Allen Davis, Jeffrey Dahmer and all the mass murderers, child molesters etc.
As a Christian, do you really want your kids to hold these guys up as heroes? Winston Churchill, Ronald Regan, Plato, General Douglas MacArthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Jack London, Mark Twain, William the Conquerer, Benjamin Franklin, Booker T Washington, Cal Ripkin Jr, Buster Douglas the boxer, Mario Andretti the car racer, Aristotle, Davy Crocket, Navy Seals, John F Kennedy, Homer, Nolan Ryan the baseball player, and dozens of others.
I strongly recommend against this book. There are dozens of other books about raising Christian men using men of God as examples. What's wrong with using Jesus, the apostles, or the forefathers? Bennett's book is shocking to me - how he can use secular political figures and athletes with questionable character and morals is beyond me.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
Your 100 Day Prayer by John I. Snyder
Your 100 Day Prayer is like a paperback prayer journal/devotional with 100 days instead of 365 days like a normal devotional. The book has one page with a Start Date and a main Prayer Request - the one thing you will be praying for 100 days straight. Each day starts with one bible verse, a 1-2 page life application, a 1-2 sentence suggested prayer, and 1/2 or 1/4 page of blank lines for notes. The lines have large gaps between them (about the same size as a journal) to allow your large handwriting font to fit on each line. Remember, with most pages only giving you 1/4 -1/2 of a page for journaling, you don't barely get to write one short paragraph (1-3 sentences long) for yourself.
I found the paperback format to be very counter to the prayer journal - the paperback book hardly opens enough to write your notes in the pages. And if you open it enough, of course, the binding gets all messed up. This should have had spiral binding. Also of note, the paper of the book is the normal cheap paperback recycled-like paper. It's not nice to write on, like prayer journals. Again, I wish this book was printed like a journaling book.
I was surprised to find that the devotional bible verses and life application descriptions DID NOT focus on prayer and promises of God. On one hand, usually books that focus on God's promises pull verses out of context, so maybe it's preferable this way, but it would have been nice to have bible verses that ACTUALLY applied to your one main prayer request. Instead, this book starts like most 365 day devotionals - with creation. Although the author attempted to tie the verses in to prayers, I didn't feel they related strongly to someone praying for a GREAT NEED. The verses were quite general and sometimes the author had to stretch things a bit to make the prayer suggestions work.
In the end, I would not recommend this book. I am certain you would be MUCH better off with a 365 day devotional and a real prayer journal. Or combine a book on prayer with your prayer journal. Why buy a book that 1/4 of it is blank underlined "fill in your thoughts" pages? Then you run out of pages just after 3 months.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
I found the paperback format to be very counter to the prayer journal - the paperback book hardly opens enough to write your notes in the pages. And if you open it enough, of course, the binding gets all messed up. This should have had spiral binding. Also of note, the paper of the book is the normal cheap paperback recycled-like paper. It's not nice to write on, like prayer journals. Again, I wish this book was printed like a journaling book.
I was surprised to find that the devotional bible verses and life application descriptions DID NOT focus on prayer and promises of God. On one hand, usually books that focus on God's promises pull verses out of context, so maybe it's preferable this way, but it would have been nice to have bible verses that ACTUALLY applied to your one main prayer request. Instead, this book starts like most 365 day devotionals - with creation. Although the author attempted to tie the verses in to prayers, I didn't feel they related strongly to someone praying for a GREAT NEED. The verses were quite general and sometimes the author had to stretch things a bit to make the prayer suggestions work.
In the end, I would not recommend this book. I am certain you would be MUCH better off with a 365 day devotional and a real prayer journal. Or combine a book on prayer with your prayer journal. Why buy a book that 1/4 of it is blank underlined "fill in your thoughts" pages? Then you run out of pages just after 3 months.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
Shameful "Christian" Arguments for Infallible Bible
DON'T READ THIS BOOK. IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP, WRITTEN BY AN ANGRY BIASED HATEFUL MAN CALIMING TO BE A CHRISTIAN.
Prior to reading this book, I had already read Lee Strobel's poor book "Case For Christ" and "Case For Faith". As Christians with an open mind must admit, that book didn't hold water. It used very weak arguments to claim Christianity could be proven. Any solid Christian or solid Athiest or Agnostic could easily tear the book apart because it had no case. I wish his books were better. Josh McDowell also wrote many Apologetics types books and I would recommend his before Strobels. I think they have a little more solid arguments and at least make you think more.
I had hoped more from this book. I was hoping to actually find a Christian book that had strong arguments an apologetics. This book is totally not that book. It is 10 times worse than Lee Strobel's book because the author comes across with an EXTREMELY strong bias for Christianity and against all non-Christians. His bias takes him so far that he turns into a ranting raving lunatic in his own book! With claims like "Islam is false because husbands are allowed to beat wives". But he fails to address worse verses in our own Christian Bible! Read Exodus, Numbers, Lev and Deut and you will be shocked at what the Bible really says on how women and slaves are to be treated. This author's book is a complete joke. Nothing this author says holds ANY water and in many MANY cases, he doesn't give us the sources to his quotes!
Claims of this author:
Introduction Pg xi: Jesus's death is "one of the most well-established realities of ancient history" Oh really? No source or proof or even evidence given. "There is a virtual consensus among CREDIBLE scholars.... that Jesus did in fact die on a cross" No source, proof or evidence given. Who are the "credible" scholars?
Pg xiv The author berates Bart Erham for claiming "Biblical Christianity is so dangerous... it stops people from thinking" Sorry, I'm a Christian and even I see that this is true! Look at what the "Christian Churches" have done over the years in the name of God? I would like to think a real THINKING adult wouldn't go to the lengths of the Inquisition, Dark Ages, and Witch Trials. And how many times have you been told "God is mysterious. Stop asking questions. You aren't supposed to have answers for everything" In otherwords, "STOP THINKING. GOD IS MYSTERIOUS. JUST ACCEPT YOU AREN"T SUPPOSED TO KNOW" Now sure, maybe God is mysterious and we won't know everything, but Jesus does tell us to test what we are told and we are to seek to know God. Not just give up because one verse puzzles us. If we really seek, we usually get some answers.
Pg xiv The author writes "the validity of the virgin birth can be historically established." Really? Where is the proof? I thought we were to take this mainly by faith in the Bible.
I can't go on because seriously, ever other page is missing sources, making outlandish claims, and making severe personal attacks against other authors who question the Bible. What is with the personal attacks? This author goes into childish name calling over and over again as he attacks Bart Erham (another author). This author plays SOOO DIRTY. How UNCHRISTIAN. This author wrotes "the only reasonable explaination is..." But I can think of several other MORE REASONABLE explainations than his on pg 24.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
Prior to reading this book, I had already read Lee Strobel's poor book "Case For Christ" and "Case For Faith". As Christians with an open mind must admit, that book didn't hold water. It used very weak arguments to claim Christianity could be proven. Any solid Christian or solid Athiest or Agnostic could easily tear the book apart because it had no case. I wish his books were better. Josh McDowell also wrote many Apologetics types books and I would recommend his before Strobels. I think they have a little more solid arguments and at least make you think more.
I had hoped more from this book. I was hoping to actually find a Christian book that had strong arguments an apologetics. This book is totally not that book. It is 10 times worse than Lee Strobel's book because the author comes across with an EXTREMELY strong bias for Christianity and against all non-Christians. His bias takes him so far that he turns into a ranting raving lunatic in his own book! With claims like "Islam is false because husbands are allowed to beat wives". But he fails to address worse verses in our own Christian Bible! Read Exodus, Numbers, Lev and Deut and you will be shocked at what the Bible really says on how women and slaves are to be treated. This author's book is a complete joke. Nothing this author says holds ANY water and in many MANY cases, he doesn't give us the sources to his quotes!
Claims of this author:
Introduction Pg xi: Jesus's death is "one of the most well-established realities of ancient history" Oh really? No source or proof or even evidence given. "There is a virtual consensus among CREDIBLE scholars.... that Jesus did in fact die on a cross" No source, proof or evidence given. Who are the "credible" scholars?
Pg xiv The author berates Bart Erham for claiming "Biblical Christianity is so dangerous... it stops people from thinking" Sorry, I'm a Christian and even I see that this is true! Look at what the "Christian Churches" have done over the years in the name of God? I would like to think a real THINKING adult wouldn't go to the lengths of the Inquisition, Dark Ages, and Witch Trials. And how many times have you been told "God is mysterious. Stop asking questions. You aren't supposed to have answers for everything" In otherwords, "STOP THINKING. GOD IS MYSTERIOUS. JUST ACCEPT YOU AREN"T SUPPOSED TO KNOW" Now sure, maybe God is mysterious and we won't know everything, but Jesus does tell us to test what we are told and we are to seek to know God. Not just give up because one verse puzzles us. If we really seek, we usually get some answers.
Pg xiv The author writes "the validity of the virgin birth can be historically established." Really? Where is the proof? I thought we were to take this mainly by faith in the Bible.
I can't go on because seriously, ever other page is missing sources, making outlandish claims, and making severe personal attacks against other authors who question the Bible. What is with the personal attacks? This author goes into childish name calling over and over again as he attacks Bart Erham (another author). This author plays SOOO DIRTY. How UNCHRISTIAN. This author wrotes "the only reasonable explaination is..." But I can think of several other MORE REASONABLE explainations than his on pg 24.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
With: Reimaging The Way You Relate to God
I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars for good ideas and what you learn from the book.
But it is so boring, I would rate it 1 out of 5 stars for readability and too much filler/fluff.
I learned a lot about all Christians and myself from this book - it has ideas all Christians should know. You will learn a lot - IF you can get through the reading, as it is VERY boring, especially in the beginning. Much of this book is filler but with a lot of good ideas. I did end up underlining a lot of the book, but still, it could be condensed down to 20 pages reasonably. The filler is what makes this such a difficult read. My guess is VERY few people will actually be able to complete the whole book.
This book teaches you that almost all Christians have it wrong (or have had it wrong at some point in their lives) - they seek to use God in four different ways. 1) LIFE OVER GOD is when Christians put aside God's ways in favor of the logical world's ways in order to get ahead in life. 2) Christians seek a LIFE FROM GOD when they are after his gifts and blessings - what they can get out of God - and not interested in God Himself. These Christians seek a happy, trial free, wealthy, healthy life and only seek God as a means to this end. This view also includes those who use God as a ticket to heaven. 3) LIFE UNDER GOD is when Christians seek to obey God's commands so that He will bless our lives - we seek to appease God. This view includes Christians that believe if America were more godly, that natural disasters and 911 wouldn't happened to us. 4) LIFE FOR GOD on the surface seems the way to go - these Christians seek to live a life for God. These are your missionaries and people who seek to make sure their life is one of significance. These are the people who usually accomplish great things for God.
Problem is all 4 of these views are not what God wants. And they are all actually de-throning God and a human attempt to take his place. While you and I may think some of these sound good, the author points out the underlying fault with each view.
Then the author explains why LIFE WITH GOD is all God truly wants. Communion. This is what makes the book - it tells us why we have our thoughts and priorities in the wrong place. Stay exaclty in your job and serve God and build a relationship with Him. You don't need to quit, sell your house and go to Mexico and become a missionary. You can serve God right where you are.
The author explains the reason most Christians look so un-Christ-like is because they do not REALLY KNOW GOD but are only using God. In the Bible, Jesus tells us that some will perform miracles in His name, but He did not know these - they were not his saved people.
I think the author did a good job explaining the different views. I would have liked to see all the filler removed because it make the book VERY boring. I also would have liked to see better examples of someone who is living a LIFE WITH GOD. The way the author writes, it seems like the author doesn't even include himself as a person who lives a LIFE WITH GOD. All 3 examples he gives are obscure people from history and kind of hard to relate to. The author tells us that at times he has been in all 4 incorrect views but he doesn't really go into his current state. This lack of personalization, makes the book seem abstract.
Because of this, this book did feel a bit like a book that tells you what is wrong with you but doesn't really give you a life application solution. It tells you to go find God and life with Him. But what does that really mean? And how does one accomplish this? I think the author tried to explain how but perhaps because he isn't really living it, he had a very difficult time getting this across to the reader. I think the book fell short in this area.
I want to recommend this book to others but I know that no one will actually want to read this book because it is too boring. So I will just summarize the good ideas and share these instead. Too bad this book is so boring and has so much filler. It's another Christian author with a good idea but kills it trying to fill a book.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
But it is so boring, I would rate it 1 out of 5 stars for readability and too much filler/fluff.
I learned a lot about all Christians and myself from this book - it has ideas all Christians should know. You will learn a lot - IF you can get through the reading, as it is VERY boring, especially in the beginning. Much of this book is filler but with a lot of good ideas. I did end up underlining a lot of the book, but still, it could be condensed down to 20 pages reasonably. The filler is what makes this such a difficult read. My guess is VERY few people will actually be able to complete the whole book.
This book teaches you that almost all Christians have it wrong (or have had it wrong at some point in their lives) - they seek to use God in four different ways. 1) LIFE OVER GOD is when Christians put aside God's ways in favor of the logical world's ways in order to get ahead in life. 2) Christians seek a LIFE FROM GOD when they are after his gifts and blessings - what they can get out of God - and not interested in God Himself. These Christians seek a happy, trial free, wealthy, healthy life and only seek God as a means to this end. This view also includes those who use God as a ticket to heaven. 3) LIFE UNDER GOD is when Christians seek to obey God's commands so that He will bless our lives - we seek to appease God. This view includes Christians that believe if America were more godly, that natural disasters and 911 wouldn't happened to us. 4) LIFE FOR GOD on the surface seems the way to go - these Christians seek to live a life for God. These are your missionaries and people who seek to make sure their life is one of significance. These are the people who usually accomplish great things for God.
Problem is all 4 of these views are not what God wants. And they are all actually de-throning God and a human attempt to take his place. While you and I may think some of these sound good, the author points out the underlying fault with each view.
Then the author explains why LIFE WITH GOD is all God truly wants. Communion. This is what makes the book - it tells us why we have our thoughts and priorities in the wrong place. Stay exaclty in your job and serve God and build a relationship with Him. You don't need to quit, sell your house and go to Mexico and become a missionary. You can serve God right where you are.
The author explains the reason most Christians look so un-Christ-like is because they do not REALLY KNOW GOD but are only using God. In the Bible, Jesus tells us that some will perform miracles in His name, but He did not know these - they were not his saved people.
I think the author did a good job explaining the different views. I would have liked to see all the filler removed because it make the book VERY boring. I also would have liked to see better examples of someone who is living a LIFE WITH GOD. The way the author writes, it seems like the author doesn't even include himself as a person who lives a LIFE WITH GOD. All 3 examples he gives are obscure people from history and kind of hard to relate to. The author tells us that at times he has been in all 4 incorrect views but he doesn't really go into his current state. This lack of personalization, makes the book seem abstract.
Because of this, this book did feel a bit like a book that tells you what is wrong with you but doesn't really give you a life application solution. It tells you to go find God and life with Him. But what does that really mean? And how does one accomplish this? I think the author tried to explain how but perhaps because he isn't really living it, he had a very difficult time getting this across to the reader. I think the book fell short in this area.
I want to recommend this book to others but I know that no one will actually want to read this book because it is too boring. So I will just summarize the good ideas and share these instead. Too bad this book is so boring and has so much filler. It's another Christian author with a good idea but kills it trying to fill a book.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
The God I Never Knew by Robert Morris
While this book probably won't totally blow you away, it will make enough of an impression that it could change your whole life - so it is worth the read. When I first read this book, I thought it was probably just written for Charismatics and Pentacostals. I didn't think I would like it. But being a Reformed/Conservative/Presbyterian/Calvinist, I wanted a life changing book, and I think God the Holy Spirit speaks to me through this book.
The book covers why the Holy Spirit and Charistmatics have a bad name and explains away a lot of anti-Holy Spirit teachings that conservatives have grown up with. The best part of the book is that it explains the benefits of becoming FRIENDS WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. We should know God The Holy Spirit. Not Just God and Jesus. It is through God the Holy Spirit that God the father and son are able to change us. This is how we will know God's will, becoming stronger, kinder, more loving - through the power of the Holy Spirit.
I just finished the chapter on the Holy Spirit in John MacArthur's Fundamentals of Faith and this book supports the same teaching that it is GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT that gave Jesus and the Apostles all their power - the power to preach, do miracles, etc. After studying up on the Holy Spirit and reading these two books, I now feel like the Holy Spirit is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE TRINITY in our daily lives today. In Christianity, He is so neglected, but in truth, HE IS THE ONE THAT CHANGES YOUR SINNER LIFE INTO A CHRISTIAN GODLY LIFE. Without the Holy Spirit, how will we overcome all our problems? How will we preach if we don't have the power of the Holy Spirit?
5 stars because: Morris teaches that tongues and miracles are still relevant today and not done away with after the apostles like some conservative's teach. Morris has a good case and I'm going to have to re-research my position here. But he uses scripture fairly well to back up his belief and he does a pretty good job at that. So even if I don't agree 100% with his ideas, at least he's done a good job backing them up and this makes me go back to the drawing board and re-research my view to see who really is interpreting the bible correctly.
I'm not sure I trust the last chapters 16-19 of this book - focused on tongues. Morris comes from a Charismatic perspective and some of his writing comes across as "selling" tongues to me. Is this a name-it-claim-it prosperity gospel teacher? I will have to YouTube Morris and find out more about him. I would want to know if Morris is another Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Andrew Wommack, Creflo Dollar, etc.
The natural inclination for a conservative Christian is to agree with the reviewer, "I'm not sure the Holy Spirit really works this way" but I must say, even being an ultra conservative Christian, I know a friend who gets "promptings" that truly must be the Holy Spirit because they've proven accurate and guided my friend even though this friend is not Charismatic. The Holy Spirit is real and can and does talk to us.
Disclaimer: Borrowed this book from my sister, who received this from the publisher free of charge in exchange for this review. Honest review, as I am not required to give a positive review. I am normally a harsh reviewer, so you can trust that this book is worth reading.
The book covers why the Holy Spirit and Charistmatics have a bad name and explains away a lot of anti-Holy Spirit teachings that conservatives have grown up with. The best part of the book is that it explains the benefits of becoming FRIENDS WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. We should know God The Holy Spirit. Not Just God and Jesus. It is through God the Holy Spirit that God the father and son are able to change us. This is how we will know God's will, becoming stronger, kinder, more loving - through the power of the Holy Spirit.
I just finished the chapter on the Holy Spirit in John MacArthur's Fundamentals of Faith and this book supports the same teaching that it is GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT that gave Jesus and the Apostles all their power - the power to preach, do miracles, etc. After studying up on the Holy Spirit and reading these two books, I now feel like the Holy Spirit is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE TRINITY in our daily lives today. In Christianity, He is so neglected, but in truth, HE IS THE ONE THAT CHANGES YOUR SINNER LIFE INTO A CHRISTIAN GODLY LIFE. Without the Holy Spirit, how will we overcome all our problems? How will we preach if we don't have the power of the Holy Spirit?
5 stars because: Morris teaches that tongues and miracles are still relevant today and not done away with after the apostles like some conservative's teach. Morris has a good case and I'm going to have to re-research my position here. But he uses scripture fairly well to back up his belief and he does a pretty good job at that. So even if I don't agree 100% with his ideas, at least he's done a good job backing them up and this makes me go back to the drawing board and re-research my view to see who really is interpreting the bible correctly.
I'm not sure I trust the last chapters 16-19 of this book - focused on tongues. Morris comes from a Charismatic perspective and some of his writing comes across as "selling" tongues to me. Is this a name-it-claim-it prosperity gospel teacher? I will have to YouTube Morris and find out more about him. I would want to know if Morris is another Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Andrew Wommack, Creflo Dollar, etc.
The natural inclination for a conservative Christian is to agree with the reviewer, "I'm not sure the Holy Spirit really works this way" but I must say, even being an ultra conservative Christian, I know a friend who gets "promptings" that truly must be the Holy Spirit because they've proven accurate and guided my friend even though this friend is not Charismatic. The Holy Spirit is real and can and does talk to us.
Disclaimer: Borrowed this book from my sister, who received this from the publisher free of charge in exchange for this review. Honest review, as I am not required to give a positive review. I am normally a harsh reviewer, so you can trust that this book is worth reading.
Rumors of God by Whitehead & Tyson
Fantastic book! I highly recommend this book because it opens your eyes and make you go "Wow, I never thought of that!" Most of us were raised in wealthy America. Brought up on tv and games (including sports). This book is a wake-up call to all us who have fallen into this everyday American life and let our love of God fall by the side. We have settled for temporary pleasures when a much much happier life is so close and possible for us. This book asks: What will your life be if you just keep going just like you are going right now? When you are lying on your death bed and look back at your life, would you be proud of the life you had lived? Would you feel like the majority of your time was well spent? Myself included, I get the feeling most of us would be ashamed of a life wasted. Rumors of God is a book about prioritizing seeking God, not just letting your relationship with him fall by the side.
I found this book highly inspirational. There was so many good and convicting points that I found myself highlighting on every other page! It was a slow read for me because there was a lot of substance here. This book touches you and hopefully will change your life - make God your #1 and trust Him to carry you (like Footprints in the Sand).
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
I found this book highly inspirational. There was so many good and convicting points that I found myself highlighting on every other page! It was a slow read for me because there was a lot of substance here. This book touches you and hopefully will change your life - make God your #1 and trust Him to carry you (like Footprints in the Sand).
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
God's Love Letters to You (40 Day Devotional) by Dr Larry Crabb
We've all heard our share of "death" words. A comment about your weight, sends you bawling and binge eating. A jab about you being "weak" or "a sissy" or "not like the boys" sets you up for life to prove yourself but never able to convince yourself that you are "strong enough." A comment about "shooting like a girl" in basketball, leads you to give up and dispise the game forever. Everyone uses them - we do, our friends, family and lovers. We all jab jab one another.
Only God can always be counted on to speak life words. BUT God's way of speaking (or our not listening) is so foreign to us that it can feel harsh, cold and uncaring. Sometimes, it is because his words of life are meant to kill that thing inside us that is killing us. Sometimes we foolishly try to keep alive what God is trying to kill.
This author has taken 40 of his 66 passage from his book "66 Love Letters" and turned them into a devotional book with questions to go along with the passages. The hope is that the love of God will replace the "death" words of the world.
At first I loved this book - what a great idea. Then I hatcd it when I saw that THERE ARE NO ANSWERS IN THIS BOOK - ONLY QUESTIONS! I thought, how shallow and cliche. But now that I've had time to reflect, I do love this book. Because the questions make you think. And maybe your answers and my answeers and the author's answers will all be different. So this book is useful because it makes us search our OWN beliefs.
Example:
The author tells you to trust God because he loves you even though He doesn't take your sufferring away.
BUT how can we know he loves us? Just because someone or the Bible tells us?
So the author asks you a question - why do you think God does this and lets you suffer?
BUT there is no answer! What good is a book that asks but never answers? Well, if you CARE ENOUGH, go find the answer! Don't accept man's answer. Don't accept the author's answer or your pastor's answer. Truly SEEK the REAL answer. The question of evil and suffering. Does God really love us?
Now no one can make you seek the answers. You might just give up. But at least you know the questions are out there and you might just see that your pastor, church and friends don't even know the answers to some of these deep deep questions. The questions the author asks aren't that deep - it is the making you think that makes you see a deeper question behind the author's shallow question. It is the lack of answers in this book that makes you want to seek and search out REAL answers.
So, I would recommend this book.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
Only God can always be counted on to speak life words. BUT God's way of speaking (or our not listening) is so foreign to us that it can feel harsh, cold and uncaring. Sometimes, it is because his words of life are meant to kill that thing inside us that is killing us. Sometimes we foolishly try to keep alive what God is trying to kill.
This author has taken 40 of his 66 passage from his book "66 Love Letters" and turned them into a devotional book with questions to go along with the passages. The hope is that the love of God will replace the "death" words of the world.
At first I loved this book - what a great idea. Then I hatcd it when I saw that THERE ARE NO ANSWERS IN THIS BOOK - ONLY QUESTIONS! I thought, how shallow and cliche. But now that I've had time to reflect, I do love this book. Because the questions make you think. And maybe your answers and my answeers and the author's answers will all be different. So this book is useful because it makes us search our OWN beliefs.
Example:
The author tells you to trust God because he loves you even though He doesn't take your sufferring away.
BUT how can we know he loves us? Just because someone or the Bible tells us?
So the author asks you a question - why do you think God does this and lets you suffer?
BUT there is no answer! What good is a book that asks but never answers? Well, if you CARE ENOUGH, go find the answer! Don't accept man's answer. Don't accept the author's answer or your pastor's answer. Truly SEEK the REAL answer. The question of evil and suffering. Does God really love us?
Now no one can make you seek the answers. You might just give up. But at least you know the questions are out there and you might just see that your pastor, church and friends don't even know the answers to some of these deep deep questions. The questions the author asks aren't that deep - it is the making you think that makes you see a deeper question behind the author's shallow question. It is the lack of answers in this book that makes you want to seek and search out REAL answers.
So, I would recommend this book.
Disclaimer: I gave my honest review. I received this book from the publisher but a positive review was not required.
12 Ways to Develop A Postive Attitude by Dale E Galloway
Short simple and to the point. Positive thinking works and is godly. God tells us not to worry, so don't think all those negative thoughts. If we focus on the positive, on all the gifts from God, we will be happier. Let God and trust God. This is a good book. Not great, but it gets the point across.
Where Will You Go from Here from Valorie Burton
I wasn't really enthusiastic when I got this book from the publisher inexchange for this review, but I figured maybe I would learn something. It took me a day just to pick up the book, but once I got started, surprisingly it captured me! You will love this book. It is so easy to read, it flows smoothly like an emotional sweet story, and it makes sense! The author is a good writer and she knows how to keep your interest. She filled the book with emotionally touching stories that you can relate to and that can help you feel better about your own tough situation.
The thing I loved most about this book was that it lifted me up. I have been in a bit of a depression for a while now, but this book reminded me that God is in control and that He has plans for me. So even if I think I should be in place A, God knows that place B is better for me. This book reminds us of the beauty of God's perfect plans and how we should stop fighting for our way and turn the reigns over to Him. When we feel like we can't go on living, God carries us and helps us past this one bump (even if it is a BIG bump) and He will turn things around for His children. This book was inspiring and uplifting! I definitely recommend it!
I would give this book 4 stars. The only reason I wouldnt give 5 stars is that some Christians may not agree with this thinking or solution to life's problems. But if you believe the solution, this book will for sure lift your spirits. At the very least, it'll make you feel better!
Disclaimer: i gave my honest review. I received this book from teh publisher but a positive review was not required. But this book got one anyway!
The thing I loved most about this book was that it lifted me up. I have been in a bit of a depression for a while now, but this book reminded me that God is in control and that He has plans for me. So even if I think I should be in place A, God knows that place B is better for me. This book reminds us of the beauty of God's perfect plans and how we should stop fighting for our way and turn the reigns over to Him. When we feel like we can't go on living, God carries us and helps us past this one bump (even if it is a BIG bump) and He will turn things around for His children. This book was inspiring and uplifting! I definitely recommend it!
I would give this book 4 stars. The only reason I wouldnt give 5 stars is that some Christians may not agree with this thinking or solution to life's problems. But if you believe the solution, this book will for sure lift your spirits. At the very least, it'll make you feel better!
Disclaimer: i gave my honest review. I received this book from teh publisher but a positive review was not required. But this book got one anyway!
The Blessing by John Trent and Gary Smalley
Gary Smalley has written some good books so I thought this one would be good too. The idea seemed fantastic - unconditional love and the idea of blessing others - giving them a real blessing that matters and makes a difference in their lives. A blessing that heals and gives hope.
However, after reading this, I could NOT recommend this book. The book was painfully slow and painfully difficult to continue through. I usually finish a book in several hours but this one took two days to finish. The book read like a sales pitch. The entire book keeps telling you how great "the blessing" is and how it changes lives and makes such a difference. And the author keeps telling you "the blessing has helped others, so don't you want to make a commitment right here and now to promise to give the blessing to ANY one child?" This book drags on like a poor sales pitch. Hyping "the blessing" (and you still don't even know what it is) and trying to get you to "make a commitment" and a "promise to give someone the blessing" over and over and over again.
And you keep reading and reading and reading. First you are dying to know what "this blessing" thing is. Then the author keeps stringing you along forever... and you lose interest. By chapter 6, you finally start to feel like you might be getting a basic understanding of what "the blessing" thing is and how to apply it to your life. But that's Chapter 6 and over 50 pages into the book!
I did not find this book inspiring, like I had hoped. I will be careful of this author, because the writing is not good. This book did nothing to make me want to change my life.
Disclaimer - I reviewed this book for the publisher and received this copy for free but I gave my honest review and opinion.
However, after reading this, I could NOT recommend this book. The book was painfully slow and painfully difficult to continue through. I usually finish a book in several hours but this one took two days to finish. The book read like a sales pitch. The entire book keeps telling you how great "the blessing" is and how it changes lives and makes such a difference. And the author keeps telling you "the blessing has helped others, so don't you want to make a commitment right here and now to promise to give the blessing to ANY one child?" This book drags on like a poor sales pitch. Hyping "the blessing" (and you still don't even know what it is) and trying to get you to "make a commitment" and a "promise to give someone the blessing" over and over and over again.
And you keep reading and reading and reading. First you are dying to know what "this blessing" thing is. Then the author keeps stringing you along forever... and you lose interest. By chapter 6, you finally start to feel like you might be getting a basic understanding of what "the blessing" thing is and how to apply it to your life. But that's Chapter 6 and over 50 pages into the book!
I did not find this book inspiring, like I had hoped. I will be careful of this author, because the writing is not good. This book did nothing to make me want to change my life.
Disclaimer - I reviewed this book for the publisher and received this copy for free but I gave my honest review and opinion.
Christian Political World View
This book is a great open look at a christian world view. The author covers the beginning of politics in America and how Christianity played a part in the forming of our great nation. She goes into the founding documents and the founding beliefs that made our nation great. She doesn't go overly into "chrisitian nation" because she recognizes accurately that America was not created a christian nation but an open nation to all religions. So from the start, chruch and state were seperated. She starts off with a great overview of america's history and then tells us how america went wrong and how we drifted away from our values. When the values were lost, America began sliding down. This book is an encouragement to Christians to stand up and reclaim their country and reinstill values. It is a turn around for our country.
Disclaimer - I received this book from the publisher in exchange for this review. I am not required to give a positive review, so I am giving my honest opinion for this review.
Disclaimer - I received this book from the publisher in exchange for this review. I am not required to give a positive review, so I am giving my honest opinion for this review.
The Waiting Place By Eileen Button
I enjoyed this book a lot. It is about waiting for God and noticing him in all the small places in life. This book reminds me of my sister-in-law's life - she does the best she can and does her best to ALWAYS do the right thing and be loving towards all those around her. She is the best example I know of how to live this book out. When her Christian girlfriends are rude, inconsiderate, catty, and downright selfish, she runs to God in prayer and listens to him. And then she puts aside her human desire to get even or throw that friend out and she does the right thing and prays to God for help along the way. That is the life this book is about. I recommend it and hope it changes your heart too!
Disclaimer: I received this book free from the publisher. Still I am giving an honest review.
Disclaimer: I received this book free from the publisher. Still I am giving an honest review.
Untamed by Lisa Harper
I was surprise to enjoy this book. I am a very tough book critic usually, because I understand people have limited time and when they pick up a book, they want it to be the kind of book you keep in your collection and recommend to everyone you know. That being said, this was a good easy read and will make you feel good and possibly even inspire you.
This book goes into 12 ways that Jesus was different from those around him. He didn't just blend in and not step on anyone's toes. He stepped on everyone's toes and he wasn't afraid to do it! Jesus set a great example for us all - he did the RIGHT thing, even when most of us would want to turn, tuck our tails and run! This book is about living that wild, untamed, hungry life - a life hungry for God and Jesus - the kind of life other Christians look at you and go "how in the world does he/she do that?" I think this is a great book and recommend it to others!
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher free of charge but am still giving an honest review.
This book goes into 12 ways that Jesus was different from those around him. He didn't just blend in and not step on anyone's toes. He stepped on everyone's toes and he wasn't afraid to do it! Jesus set a great example for us all - he did the RIGHT thing, even when most of us would want to turn, tuck our tails and run! This book is about living that wild, untamed, hungry life - a life hungry for God and Jesus - the kind of life other Christians look at you and go "how in the world does he/she do that?" I think this is a great book and recommend it to others!
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher free of charge but am still giving an honest review.
Secrets of the Vine for Women by Darlene Wilkinson
Disclaimer: I received this book free of charge from the publisher but I am giving an honest review.
Most books I receive from the publisher aren't very helpful. Usually, they are boring, overly lengthy, full of useless stories, and don't teach me anything about life or God. Nothing more than a Sunday sermon, at least. But I really enjoyed this book. It is very short, simple, sweet. You can finish it in an hour or so. And you come away going "Wow" what a neat book. You actually GET something from this book. So I would strongly recommend this book and also recommend it as a gift to give other Christians.
Author Darlene Wilkinson is the wife of famous author Bruce Wilkinson, who wrote: "The Prayer of Jabez" and also "The Secrets of the Vine". The Prayer of Jabez took a lot of heat from critical Christians because of its similarity to the "name-it-claim-it" crowd and the properity gospel. This book by Darlene is along the same lines: creating abundance for yourself with a godly spin.
Darlene is teaching on John 15, about how God wants us to have an abundant full life and if we aren't careful and don't understand how God works, we can actually work against God's good hand in our lives. You will learn how God intervienes when sin is holding you back. How God responds when your good intentions lead you astray. How much God longs to be your friend and how to make that friendship happen.
Samples:
Pg 13, I like one analogy the author makes, when she relates our lives to a puzzle. How matter how the pieces don't seem to fit, the beautiful box picture reminds us that our individual pieces were made to fit together.
Pg 21, God has a plan of abundance for us. Just like in John 15, God has planned the biggest most beautiful harvest possible! And you are invited to be apart of it!
Pg 22, Jesus is the vine. God is the vinedresser. And we are the branches - parts of the vine. Essential parts of the vine - the parts that allow fruit/grapes to grow! Without Christian believers like you and me, there would be no harvest. We are an essential part of God's vineyard!
Pg 38, If you do not bear fruit, and you fall off the path, God will not forsake you, whom He has chosen. He will interviene to discipline you and bump you back onto the track, so that you will bear fruit.
Pg 46, You might be just one step away from a fresh start with God.
Most books I receive from the publisher aren't very helpful. Usually, they are boring, overly lengthy, full of useless stories, and don't teach me anything about life or God. Nothing more than a Sunday sermon, at least. But I really enjoyed this book. It is very short, simple, sweet. You can finish it in an hour or so. And you come away going "Wow" what a neat book. You actually GET something from this book. So I would strongly recommend this book and also recommend it as a gift to give other Christians.
Author Darlene Wilkinson is the wife of famous author Bruce Wilkinson, who wrote: "The Prayer of Jabez" and also "The Secrets of the Vine". The Prayer of Jabez took a lot of heat from critical Christians because of its similarity to the "name-it-claim-it" crowd and the properity gospel. This book by Darlene is along the same lines: creating abundance for yourself with a godly spin.
Darlene is teaching on John 15, about how God wants us to have an abundant full life and if we aren't careful and don't understand how God works, we can actually work against God's good hand in our lives. You will learn how God intervienes when sin is holding you back. How God responds when your good intentions lead you astray. How much God longs to be your friend and how to make that friendship happen.
Samples:
Pg 13, I like one analogy the author makes, when she relates our lives to a puzzle. How matter how the pieces don't seem to fit, the beautiful box picture reminds us that our individual pieces were made to fit together.
Pg 21, God has a plan of abundance for us. Just like in John 15, God has planned the biggest most beautiful harvest possible! And you are invited to be apart of it!
Pg 22, Jesus is the vine. God is the vinedresser. And we are the branches - parts of the vine. Essential parts of the vine - the parts that allow fruit/grapes to grow! Without Christian believers like you and me, there would be no harvest. We are an essential part of God's vineyard!
Pg 38, If you do not bear fruit, and you fall off the path, God will not forsake you, whom He has chosen. He will interviene to discipline you and bump you back onto the track, so that you will bear fruit.
Pg 46, You might be just one step away from a fresh start with God.
No He Can't: How Barak Obama Is Dismanteling Hope And Change
Disclaimer: This book I got for free from Thomas Nelson. I am still giving my honest review just as critical as if I paid for the book.
The book has a lotta good info that most people probably don't know. There are tons of facts that will make you feel disappointed and disgusted with our president. You will see all the broken promises he made and all the lies he told just to win over for a vote. The book shows a man with NO INTEGRITY who sold his soul at a young age. If you love Obama, you will hate this book. If you hate Obama, you will hate him more after reading this. The book covers a lot of ground. But I only gave a 3 review because the book isn't written that interesting. It doesn't keep your attention. I wanted to put it down over and over again and didn't want to finish it. I wish it was outlined better and clearer. The organization was kinda poor and it didn't grab your attention. The words were boring. Even when it points out bad things about Obama, you still can't get much of an emotional rise because the words are so matter-of-fact. It's like saying "Obama lies." So what? It doesn't have any emotion to the words. So I gave this book a 3 because it has good facts but is boring to read.
The book has a lotta good info that most people probably don't know. There are tons of facts that will make you feel disappointed and disgusted with our president. You will see all the broken promises he made and all the lies he told just to win over for a vote. The book shows a man with NO INTEGRITY who sold his soul at a young age. If you love Obama, you will hate this book. If you hate Obama, you will hate him more after reading this. The book covers a lot of ground. But I only gave a 3 review because the book isn't written that interesting. It doesn't keep your attention. I wanted to put it down over and over again and didn't want to finish it. I wish it was outlined better and clearer. The organization was kinda poor and it didn't grab your attention. The words were boring. Even when it points out bad things about Obama, you still can't get much of an emotional rise because the words are so matter-of-fact. It's like saying "Obama lies." So what? It doesn't have any emotion to the words. So I gave this book a 3 because it has good facts but is boring to read.
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