Good Book with some great answers to questions
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The book is quite small in size......I had the first one years ago and much bigger & easier to read.............
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Dr. Silver has asked some perturbing questions that don't have easy answers, but he has offered some reasonable answers. I don't know if he's right, but my mind is a bit more open than it was before I read his book.  I recommend the book, but only if you know up front that your current worldview may be challenged and even shaken. Welcome to The Twilight Zone.
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Pretty good book for the most part, I'll address some of the negative reviews.

"It's just a list" - Sort of.  The fallacies are explained rather well and some great examples are given.  What stands out a bit is how to use them abusively.

"It's misleading" - Not really.  If your knowledge of logical fallacies is already proficient, then maybe skip it.  Understanding logic will help you formulate sound arguments and that's the aim of the book.

A lot of the bad reviews seemed over critical and dishonest, or written by those whom seem the type to down rate a book to feed their own ego.

All in all I think this is a good book for those interested in a beginner guide for logical fallacies.
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I would recommend this book, so I give it a four.  Some of the questions brought up in the text don't seem to be answered, therefore it's not a five.
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Previously having been introduced to Randy Alcorn's "Heaven", I anticipated reading "A Conversation with God" by Alton Gansky. Both books are similar in that they attempt to answer those real and honest questions that most believers have, such as "what is heaven like"? Or, "what's God's take on homosexuality or abortion"? However, Gansky's format is different in that the questions are answered individually (and personally) by God, Jesus, Paul and other Bible characters.

Overall, I think this book is good and informative. Definitely a potential book study item for a group, such as post-Alpha in that in answers those "next questions" that do come up for a new believer. The language is very understandable and relatable, but this is where I start to believe this book falls short for the slightly more mature believer. To me, the book seemed to be a "copy and paste" method of taking scriptures and rewording them. Seemed more like a question and answer format of The Message. For example, in one of the "answers", Jesus says "Peace is a choice. You cannot control all that happens around you but you can control your response to it; you can control how it affects you. Don't worry over anything, but lay every concern on God through prayer and he will give you a peace that goes beyond your ability to understand and that peace will protect your mind and heart". Yes, this is a rewording of Philipians 4:6-7, and I get the reason why the author has done it this way, but it seems along the lines of a elementary student who doesn't really understand what s/he is really writing about and is just trying to give an answer. This added to a sense of "choppiness" overall, in my opinion.

The other "issue" I had with this book is that in order to have a conversation with God, the author has to "speak" for God - which I wasn't entirely comfortable with. If the whole idea is that God is omniscient, how can the author speak for God? I think this situation was handled reasonably well with the chapter on Heaven, where the author repeatedly mentioned that there was a lot to discover, but now wasn't the time (and etc.) and things would be revealed in their own time, in God's time. The part where I really questioned this method was in the chapter of "Why are there two sexes?" Gansky (answering for God) says "After his creation, Adam worked in the garden of Eden. He had responsibilities and tasks. Early on, I gave him the task of naming the animals. On the surface, that may seem unusual. I am certainly capable of naming animals Myself and revealing those animals to Adam. But I had a goal in mind: I wanted him to feel alone, which was the best thing I could have done for him". What?! It references Genesis 2:20 (the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam, no suitable helper was found"). Where in that Scripture does it imply that God WANTED Adam to feel alone? I really don't think it's appropriate for the author or anyone, to put words into God's mouth or motivations into His Plan. Its such instances like this that prevent this book from being one that I would enthusiastically recommend to others.

This is not to say that this wouldn't be an enjoyable book for the mature believer, but it's almost along the lines of being a physicist sitting in a Earth Science classroom, hearing rocks being identified as "the  grey one" or "the round one". And admittedly, I did come to a different understanding of a few passages.
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The book was an easy read and brought forth a few concepts that I never thought of before, which all made sense once explained by Dr. Darden. The Kindle version is nice with links and references.

I just finished the book and still have some questions, for example how many sets of the 30/30/30 do you do? I don't see any reference in the book.  Do you just do it once? or 10 times and lower the weight to accommodate the tiring of the muscle? I see a similar question on the Body fat Breakthrough Facebook page a few days ago with no answer..

I will update the review (and probably the stars) once I start the program.  If someone could help with me with the sets, that would be appreciated.

- updated, it is great that the author is answering questions.  It looks to be one set of the 30/30/30
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I would have given it 5 stars if it had more questions. I would recommend this book because it helps reinforce the concepts of each chapter.
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This book is good for answering some questions in a straight-forward manner that does not go so in-depth she loses you. She explains concepts and gives advice as to how and why certain things should be done and what it will mean in time.
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Tim Keller does a good job summarizing various questions or objections about Christianity and providing reasonable answers for the reader to consider. He challenges the reader to think without belittling those whom might disagree. I highly recommend this book to seekers and believes alike.
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For the most part I like this book because it gave me some clarification on a few things I've been thinking about for a low-carb high-fat diet. However, some of her claims, particularly about calories in-calories out, make me wonder where she got her information. It runs counter to some of the other information I've been reading that is backed up by a lot of science and includes reference to the original source material and scientific studies.  Overall I got enough out of this book to make it worth it for me.
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I got this to read as a teacher's companion to my son's homeschool biology curriculum. He had been asking tough questions that I didn't always have the answers to about how I felt about Creation, Evolution, Young vs. Old Earth, etc. This was academic reading, but still accessible. It has taken me a long time to read it, but it provides some good thinking and talking points.

I will say, if you struggle with there being an answer for Creation vs. Evolution, this might not be it, but it does give you a place to start thoughtfully considering ideas from a Christian/Biblical perspective.
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I am thinking of given this as a gift. This book also came early which was awesome. Thank you. I love the questions! I may keep it for myself!
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I went through a breakup and I found answering the questions in this book to be very valuable in knowing who I was and what I wanted. There are a lot of questions and it does take a lot of time to really answer the questions truthfully.
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I am a 36 year old man and I found this book to be very helpful as a future dad of a boy. It touches areas that were personal to me and found some answers to some of my questions. I don't have it all figured out so I honestly can say I did take some good things from this book. It is also a good book to keep to remind me of the struggles my boy will face. Chapter 8 is the one that spoke to me the most because I still ask the same questions. I recommend it. I'm not giving it 5 stars because I can't say I LOVED it but I really liked it and I recommend it. Give it a try.
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Are you seeking an answer?

Though this Book isn't a "cure all", it does answer some questions you may have. Questions such as:

"Why do I/my daughter/my son/my wife hate herself?"
"What can I do to help myself (or him/her)?"
"What have others done that may apply to me (or him/her)?"
"What methods/actions should I take to help my/their future?"
etc etc...

This book is pretty big (not huge) but it's pact full of useful information. Peggy even shares information of the many rehabilitation center's she has set up in and around the country and shares success stories of her own patients (without disclosing their names).

Having gone through this struggle myself in High School (when I bought the book), and even re-reading this book to date - it still sits on my shelf where it will remain because it IS useful. It does give life-changing information that WILL help you.

If you have a question about eating disorders, it has the answer. :)
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Good overview and activities.  More questions would be good, especially ones that are a bit more complex.  Examples are from various industries, which is good, but some of the examples from the running case were a bit too cute.
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Tough Topics by Sam Storms sets out to answer biblically 25 challenging questions.  This book as you can guess has 25 chapters each devoted to answering a question.  Questions range from the inerrancy of the bible, to angels and demons to legalism and tithing.  Storms answers each one biblically and with great use of scripture to prove his point.  Some of these questions are amongst the most asked questions in Christianity today.

Each chapter was very well written and having this book in a question and answer format is very useful.  Not only does sitting down and reading a chapter give you lots of information but it will help you in the future answer these very same questions.  "But what if I forget..." you might be asking, well... pick up the book again and go directly to the chapter that you want more information on.  Have questions about speaking in tongues? Go to page 276.  Have a question about the original sin? Go to page 91.

This book is very useful and I would recommend it to anyone.  This is a great resource.  It is nice that it is put into one book for you.  As you read through the chapters/questions Storms gives you more places to read about each topic in a recommended reading section.  While this book could seem repetitive and just another answer this and answer that type of book, it proves that it could be useful on your shelf as a part of your book collection.  As another reviewer put it "I intend on passing it along to many in my congregation who are looking for answers and need some help getting back to Scriptures. The chapters are biblically saturated, and appropriate in length. Anyone will benefit from picking up Tough Topics."

A complimentary copy of this book was provided for review purposes by Crossway Publishing. I was not required to post a positive review and the views expressed in this review are my own.

This review was originally posted on BattleBornNV website.