This book contains nice and brief answers to 20 common arguments for the ...
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This book contains nice and brief answers to 20 common arguments for the existence of God. It would have been nice if the Author spent more time on the argument "Prophets have done miraculous things that were witnessed by many. This proves that God is real". The author touches upon in in the argument "God's existence is proven by scripture" but not enough in my opinion.
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Like other books on the Stone-Campbell Movement, Foster begins looking at how the religious group was birthed by Baptist, Presbyterian, and Enlightenment thinking. He briefly touches on controversies over the Trinity, baptism, instrumental music, and so on, giving a reader a rough idea of how these disagreements originated and how they were (mis)handled over time. The book also provides a good overview of what the Churches of Christ look like today, noting the unfortunate transition from the early reformers' dedication to church unity regardless of differing opinions to the current members' commitment to only worshiping with those in perfect agreement with them on creed and practices.

The Story of Churches of Christ is neither for academic nor church Bible class use. It's a simple tract-sized document (38 pages) designed to give both CofC members and non-members a rough idea of how that branch of the Restoration Movement began. QR codes are strategically placed in the book to direct the reader to websites with more information. Those more familiar with the movement's history may find the book a quick refresher, and we can all recognize the value of a short work that's inexpensive and convenient to give out to seekers and visitors.
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This is a concise book containing mostly lists of potential products to consider and also possible markets for the products. As a brainstorming tool for someone considering a home-based, value added business it's well worth a few dollars. It does also contain links to other sources for more details on any particular suggestion which may spark your interest (e.g. Specialty Cut Flowers, or Organic Medicinal Herb Farming) as well as links to some of the specific laws which may govern the products you're considering offering.

I was given a free copy of the pdf to evaluate in exchange for an honest review.
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I'm only 1/3 of the way through the book and I decided to give my thoughts on it.

1)  The book is short, so its an easy read.
2)  It brings up many points that are often skipped over in today's media.
3)  It's clear the author is taking a side on the issue, so if you want to hear a counter-argument to the (extreme) environmental movement then this book provides that.
4)  While the author provides plenty of sources, his arguments can be a little weak at times.  Wesley Smith isn't a scientist, but I'm sure he's educated.
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There is nothing spectacular or novel in this short little book, but it nonetheless will be valuable to the person who puts it to use.  What I liked was the short and to-the-point chapters (what the author calls "laws"), many of which contained exercises at the end to get you thinking about how the topic can be applied to your own life.  There are 25 of these "laws" and for the most part they cover well-known territory.  In other words the material which is not breathtakingly original is brought to gather well and organized to allow the reader to put it to effective use.  It's a practical book.  The author illustrates his points with examples from his own life, which is at times inspiring.

If you are looking to do something different with your life and get some motivation and direction then I think this little volume will be useful to you.  If you just read a bunch of success type books and are looking for something new you probably won't find it here.
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An interesting collection of 62 short bite sized ethical discussions by variety academic philosophers all connected to Oxford College, England.  The subjects  ranged from determining whether or not suicide bombings were cowards or courageous to whether it would be desirable to erase unwanted memories of traumatic events.  A few were hypothetical thought experiments but most were extrapolations from news items or ongoing real world debates.  I especially enjoyed paper asking if the amount of public shame and social punishment that internet technologies bring on criminal activity should be considered as a new factor when judges pass sentences (Andreas Kappas: Shame About the Internet),  Owen Shaefer's Defense of Double Standards, and the two similar takes on a utilitarian approach to maximizing human happiness.

The 3-5 pages size of each essays along with  mutual independence  were perfect for short breaks, commuting or while waiting for appointments.  The material is curated, reworked and sometimes expanded from the Practical Ethics blog of Oxford University, however I found the book form held my interest a lot more.
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Patti Digh' s Four-Word-Self-Help is a book of thought provoking sentences, each consisting of only four words. Why did she want to write a book with four word sentences? Because, she explains in the introduction, life sometimes is more complicated than it needs to be. We don't need pages and pages of reasons why we should do some things differently. She wanted to present her ideas simply, avoid the word "don't" and make each sentence an action. I think she succeeds in accomplishing this.

This is a very short book with few words but lots of things to think about. It also has some very nice drawings that she got from various places and followers. It was a worthwhile read.
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As others have noted, most of the book consists of quotes and presentations of atheists' arguments from their point of view, with only occasional mild responses from the authors.  But this seems to be exactly as intended, with the authors methodically building their case which is summarized in the final two chapters.  Atheists want to have their cake and eat it, too, when it's full of contradictions.
A small serendipity for me was the way the authors included references to two famous books that I've always contrasted against one another, i.e., Orwell's "1984" and Huxley's "Brave New World".  Both works provide illustrations of atheist viewpoints.
If anything, I would have preferred more discussion countering the atheist positions, but as short and mild as it is, what is provided in the final chapter and especially the final page is profound.
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What's it about?  The Money Answer Book is just that.  It's Dave Ramsey in his usual no-nonsense way dispensing answers to a variety of money questions.  The questions run the gamut from "What is bankruptcy?" to "Should I pre-pay for my funeral?"  The answers are concise and to-the-point which makes this a quick read.

What did I think?  I liked it.  Mr. Ramsey covers a lot of ground in this little book.  When reading in the "Relationships & Money" section, I got to the question "When should I start my kid on an allowance?" and thought I might've hit a snag.  I thought, "But, Dave, I don't think kids should get allowance.  Kids should develop skills and contribute to the household because they are part of the family, not because they're going to get paid."  And then I turned the page.  The follow-up question was, "Why pay kids commission for things they should do anyway?"  A-ha.  So Dave knew where my thought process was going.  That was a close call!

Seriously, though, I think this book would be an especially useful resource for college graduates (or maybe even high school graduates before they head off to college), engaged couples, and married couples who are at odds about saving (and spending) money.

*Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers
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"Perspectives" functions as a good first introduction to the different world views that are competing for our allegiance in the twentieth and now in the twenty-first century. In this book of some 240 pages, Christian theologian and apologist, Norman Geisler, along with Bill Watkins, introduce the basic tenets of seven different world views. These include theism, atheism, pantheism, panentheism, deism, finite godism, and polytheism. Each of these perspectives is given somewhere between 25-40 pages. In a fairly limited amount of space, it is impossible to go into great detail in describing and evaluating these different world views. But Geisler does a good job of summarizing them and evaluating them, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. Naturally, Geisler's purpose is in part to show the superiority of Christian theism to other world views. And he does a good job of this. But he is also fair to the other world views that he examines. The last chapter of the book is titled, "Choosing a World View." In it, Geisler gives the criteria that we should apply in determining whether a particular worldview is acceptable.

Scholars who have studied world religions will already be familiar with most of the material in this book. However, it's a nice introduction for beginners.
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This book is a concise read with answers to the vast array of questions a person might have if they were considering moving or retiring in Cuenca, Ecuador. In addition to supplying a plethora of common sense answers, the author also provides a very detailed list of multiple resources to cover almost every topic you might need to know about before moving to Cuenca.
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This book explains clearly some good arguments for God's existence. It is easy to study these argument with this book. Additional graphical form helps to memorize those arguments.
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"A Moral Basis for Liberty" is a short treatise on exactly what the title implies.

The valuable foreward (authored  by Reverend Edmund Opitz) is a brief survey of the approach to liberty beginning with the early settlers and later fathers of the United States and moves through a few of the major ideas developed and obstacles overcome by the liberty movement since.

Fr. Sirico's portion of the book includes particular treatments of liberty on the linguistic boarders of the debate, the social context of morality, religion and liberty, and entrepreneurship and the welfare state. All portions add helpful commentary to the discussion, but his explication of the social context of morality is top quality. This portion, taken alone, would merit a five star review and makes for a perfect companion to Bastiat's "The Law."

I feel I'm hitting the book a too hard by only giving the three stars -- especially considering the marvelous portion I've referred to -- but I think that much of the book, though helpful, is not as strong as other treatments of the same subject that I've read. Having said that, this book would be very well used as an introductory text to give to someone either help spark or nourish an initial interest in liberty.
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Well reasoned easy read, explaining some common misunderstandings.
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A readable style, combined with short sentences and short essays overall, make this volume of book reviews and essays just the prescription for a  busy person interested in some of the cultural and philosophical issues  surrounding the origins debate.  Johnson's basic position can be summed up  by a sentence on page 61: "Darwinism is a lot stronger as philosophy  than it is as empirical science."  He demonstrates this fact by coming  at it from several angles in the various articles.  One of the interesting  facts Johnson reveals is that some evolutionists use the same scorn and  ridicule (rather than evidence) to attack each other as they do to attack  the hated "creationists."  The punctuated equilibria  evolutionists call the natural selection evolutionists "Darwinian  fundamentalists," while the natural selection evolutionists call the  punctuated equilibria folks, "Punk eeks" and call the theory  "evolution by jerks."  Johnson believes that Darwinism has ten  more years only before it gets relegated to history classes.  Whether or  not that is the case, the next ten years should prove very interesting in  this arena.
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A great read on a reformed perspective on paedobaptism. This is a primer. I think Doug has done an excellent job of being concise and clear in his argumentation on this doctrine. Admittedly though, there are some points that are said more in passing but it is more of an introduction to the doctrine. This is a very quick read, 130 pages, but is packed with the foundational arguments that one must understand to see the presented perspective. His attempt throughout the book, which he admits to, is to persuade the reader not only of the biblical case of infant baptism but that it is required. I would gladly recommend this book to anyone who is curious of the reformed view on this subject and have indeed already shared mine. Personally, I come from a Southern Baptist/Calvary Chapel background and have been studying this subject for over a year now and though I was acquainted with most of the arguments in this book before reading it I still was presented with information that I had not considered. His point that in the New Testament we see an explicit example of Jewish Christians presenting a covenant sign, circumcision to their children and how they receive affirmation from the apostles on the practice is most interesting in my opinion of all his points (Acts 21:17-26).
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This is a very interesting book. I would certainly recommend it for people who are just getting started in reading books on apologetics. This book offers pretty clear and concise summaries of several major philosophical arguments for the existence of the Judeo-Christian God such as: The Cosmological Argument and the Moral Argument (argument from the existence of Objective Moral Values & Duties). For a beginning student, or anyone new to Christian apologetics, completion of this book would almost certainly increase your understanding of more in-depth versions of these arguments found in books such as "Reasonable Faith" by William Lane Craig.