Very good, very fair to all worldviews. Incredibly logical and precise, exposing fallacies and inconsistencies in such worldviews (I.e. The inability Very good, very fair to all worldviews. Incredibly logical and precise, exposing fallacies and inconsistencies in such worldviews (I.e. The inability for humanism to believe in consciousness, and therefore if everything is in fact material, mental decisions are based on natural force, and no free will exists, clearly which is illogical). I do think the biggest issue for me with this book is that it treated the followers of worldviews as all philosophers. Just because someone is, say, a humanist, doesn't mean they study the works of Freud and Sagan. It doesn't tackle the question of relevance, unfortunately, for most people who are strictly non-religious aren't philosophically so. They just are. Christianity seems proven from this text, but it does not ultimately detail the question of people simply seeking relevance....more
Found this book at a local thrift store for 10 cents. Going to try it soon. It should be an interesting read, complimenting an apologetics course I haFound this book at a local thrift store for 10 cents. Going to try it soon. It should be an interesting read, complimenting an apologetics course I have taken....more
A fantastic book, complete with thoughtful facts and convincing figures, along with rather considerable evidence for a link between dragons and dinosaA fantastic book, complete with thoughtful facts and convincing figures, along with rather considerable evidence for a link between dragons and dinosaurs.
One comment I have to bring up. Atheists always claim that the reason different cultures have similar stories of dragons is because they influenced one another, but how does that explain completely isolated cultures, while also possess such legends? People groups that should have had absolutely no link to outsiders have startlingly similar myths about dragons. This could either be..... 1. They had originally come from regions with peoples who held similar myths, like, say, Mount Ararat in Turkey... or there were real dragons, and they lived across the world. It really makes you think....more
To those three friends of mine who have this book marked as 'to-read', turn back while you still can.
Alright, it wasn't that bad. True, it was poorly To those three friends of mine who have this book marked as 'to-read', turn back while you still can.
Alright, it wasn't that bad. True, it was poorly written, with an incredibly cheesy and unoriginal plot, but it is good to see some Christian literature with this kind of story.
That being said..... it sucked. Plain and simple.
The characters were boring, the bad guy was.... surprising, but not in a good way. The plot was poor, but one thing in particular stood out to me. Negatively, of course.
The Christian elements, which should have been the backdrop of the entire novel, seemed to be there just to make it a Christian book. There wasn't much to do with the Bible until the end, when some character randomly tells Bonnie that she used her Christian faith to defeat the bad guy. Really?
I think the best thing about this book was the idea. The whole 'kid-descended-from-dragons' thing was moderately interesting, but apart from that, there are few positives for this book.
In short, this book was very poor. I would advise a reader to try finding better Christian YA novels than this....more
You kind of have to give this book 5 stars! It's the Bible, for goodness sake.You kind of have to give this book 5 stars! It's the Bible, for goodness sake....more
Possibly the best Christian biography on the market. Brother Andrew's struggles and victories are shocking and shine clear light on the places prayer Possibly the best Christian biography on the market. Brother Andrew's struggles and victories are shocking and shine clear light on the places prayer can get you. This incredible biography is a testament to the grace and power of God. A fantastic read!...more
A really nice book about an influential figure. Liddell was a devout Christian, and an incredible person, whose faith compelled him to turn his back oA really nice book about an influential figure. Liddell was a devout Christian, and an incredible person, whose faith compelled him to turn his back on his athletic career to pursue God's work in China, the land of his birth. A great read. Highly recommended!...more
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