I love that he uses science to explain his beliefs and ...
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I recently had the pleasure of reviewing "How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal" By Dr Wayne Jonas. I was instantly fascinated with the book. I am very into alternative medicine and natural healing, but I was a little skeptical of the whole "thinking = healing" mindset...surprisingly though, there is quite a bit of research to back up these ideas (and he personally has over 20 years of experience in medicine). I love that he uses science to explain his beliefs and I also like that he discusses things that makes it easy for everyone to understand.

Jonas believes that only about 1/5 of healing is thanks to doctors and the rest is thanks to your own mind/body. He explains how he thinks the immune system works - and emphasizes how important nutrition, exercising, and proper rest are for healing and health.

I think this is a really great read, both for those in favor of western medicine and those that are seeking alternative methods of healing and healthcare.

Disclaimer: I received How Healing Works from the publisher and Blogging for Books. I was not required to write a positive review in exchange for the book.
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Its a great insight to meshing the method of science (physics) and faith. Rather than there being a debate between science and religion you get the feeling of a convergence of two vast areas of human thought and understanding. Tops value.
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I think my brain is going to explode.

No, not really. In spite of this being some deeply confusing stuff, Dr. Tyson always manages to keep it to a level where, if I don't understand it in a technical way, I get the idea he's trying to get across. From the tiniest particles to the size of the universe, Neil deGrasse Tyson, tackles the stuff we don't know put beautifully in the context of what we do know.

Along the way he speculates on things like multi-universes, the action of a spinning black hole (on paper, you could survive it but either way, it's a one-way trip), particles which exist beyond the speed of light, and a whole heap of other things that kept me riveted for the approximately seven hours of this course. I was left wishing that it had been twice as long, and it may end up being an audiobook that I revisit during my planned re-reads next year.

Good science writing is clear and concise, and it helps the reader/listener to grasp the gestalt of the work. This is hella good science writing.
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Francis collins I believe is one of the most intellectual minds of our time. In his book, "The Language of God" he presents a fascinating, insighful and plausible argument of the unison between faith and science. I have seen and read how many christian scientist take cover when faith and science debate surface. Francis collins presents the argument of both sides of the opposing teams and critically stimulate the reader to arrive at its own conclusion. He does make it clear though what he believes but does not impose any of his views on the reader. As I critically read through the pages of this book, it became clear to me that Christians should take a great look at what human evolutionists believe in order to make persuasive arguments. God is a mysterious being that no man can fully navigate the inner depths of His mechanism of how he created this universe. The bottomline of this book suggests that science is a tool that help us to make sense of God's creation. Great book!
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I have been busy and haven't finished my book yet boo hoo but I can say I didn't want to put the book down because I can understand what he is saying its on a level of understanding and not over my head.
He explains everything by breaking it down.
It feeds my soul.
Thank you Stephen or Dr hawking...
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This man encountered Moses and and Jesus. The scientific data they gave him, he has studied for 24 years.

His forth book "Aliens within Us" provides mankind with a total understanding of God and our existence both in philosphical, religious, and scientific equations.

He is not a businessman. He merely does the job he was assigned and hope others will care to listen to what God has to say today.

I rarely have orgasmic reactions to science books.
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I have thoughly enjoyed all of his series. His understanding of the world scene through Bibical insight makes his books extremely thought provoking. I have read all of his fiction books including the latest The Kremlin Conspiracy and I am anxiously awaiting the next one in that series. I am currently reading all of his nonfiction. His desire for nonbelievers to come to salvation through Jesus Messiah is a strong message throughout his books which really sets them apart from all other nonfiction books I have read. He has really stirred an interest in me to find out as much as possible about the God Magog battle and prophesy. He has really given me a lot of insight into the world of Islam, for which I am very grateful. I highly recommend his books to everyone.
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I loved this book, Miracles.  I hate science - and there's a lot of scientific details in the first part of the book explaining how miraculous it is that life even exists on planet earth.  When I realized that, I was tempted to skip that part.  But once I started reading, I couldn't skip those chapters - I was fascinated.  If that isn't a miracle then I'm not sure what is... (Just kidding).

The second part of Miracles, which makes up the majority of the book,  is equally fascinating.  Metaxas includes narratives from people he has known and trusted in that section. If any of the stories of miracles could be explained by any natural phenomenon  at all,he omitted those.  These stories make for riveting reading.

Essentially, I found Miracles to be an honest, analytical, and courageous approach to this subject. He deals with hard questions in the first part - such as why some people are healed and others aren't and his answers were convincing to me.  Also, he doesn't seem to favor (or exclude) any one particular brand of Christianity in the stories that he recounts even though he fairly delineates what he feels is and isn't theologically right in the first section of the work.

For those who wonder.. and wrestle with hard questions... and want to be encouraged... this is a great read.
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Thank you Frances Collins for sharing your awesome gift of a scientific mind to explain some of what you have learned with the rest of us.  It is so important to have people clarifying and re-clarifying that we have nothing to fear from science and what it reveals to us.  As a famous man once said, "the truth will set you free."
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My husband purchased this book for our nine year old son since he is interested in science. At first, I was skeptical that he would be interested in reading it, but my husband assured me the reviews on Amazon were positive. Dad was on the right track because it was a huge hit! My son is a deep thinker, and this book has given him even more interesting ideas to think about. He will read parts out loud that he thinks are cool or funny, and he'll bring up some of the things he's read about in the book for discussion, so I know he's getting something out of it! I would definitely recommend this to science loving kids, and I would purchase it again as a gift for someone like that.
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I love what the author does to show how science and the Bible are not in opposition, but how science confirms the wisdom of the Bible as it pertains to our 3 dimensional being. Oliver shows the reader how the complexity of who we are and all of the factors that play into where we may find ourself in life can be used to discern how to move to a place of God-inspired, enlightened living.
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I love the scientific  way that the author/s explain biochemistry and physiology relationship.
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Lyall Watson's books combine scientific reasoning with "new age" reasoning. I love his writing, and this is another example of his ability to blend the scientific and the sentimental.
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After reading this book, not only do I, a complete layman, have a loose understanding of current theoretical physics, but I feel like I know Stephen much better than before. His manner is upbeat, interesting, and playful.
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Gregory Koukl has an amazing talent for getting people to think about what they believe and why they believe it. He shares his skills through this book and helps the reader learn to help others see the fallacy in their misguided beliefs.
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Science that is easy to understand with his everyday explanations. Wish I could memorize the whole book. Anyone in the family that wants something from me will have to read this first.
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The Touryan Family carefully uses examples from Science to help persons understand the God who created it all. The experiments presented can add emphasis to the truths being explored.