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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Dinosaurs: Marvels of God’s Design by Dr. Tim Clarey (Book Review)

Dinosaurs: Marvels of God’s Design

By Dr. Tim Clarey

(I received this book for review purposes.)

Dinosaurs by Dr. Tim Clarey

Genre- Religion / Religion & Science / Science / Paleontology

Published by- Master Books

Copyrighted- 2015

Number of pages- 192

Age Group- All Ages (Primarily those who can read well)

Description of Book- hardback, ISBN 978-0-89051-904-2, $29.99

Beginning with a detailed table of contents, this book is filled with useful information about dinosaurs from a biblical point-of-view. 

Many people are interested in dinosaurs and for good reasons, they are mentioned in movies, television shows, and books.  This book shows the reader:

  • biblical based science.
  • many illustrations, photos, and diagrams.
  • how a Christian can explain the dinosaurs from a biblical point-of-view.

About the Author- Dr. Timothy Clarey has a Ph.D. in geology.  He has worked for a major oil company and as a full professor and geosciences chair at a public college.  He currently works at the Institute for Creation Research.

My thoughts-

Dinosaurs are often a favorite of children.  My children are no exception, so I was excited when I saw the opportunity to review this book.

When the book came in the mail, my son and I were excited to take a look at it.  I was pleased when we looked inside.  There were many interesting charts, photos, and illustrations.  The table of contents was very detailed as was the end notes and index.

I started reading the book right away and was very impressed.  I liked how Dr. Clarey talked about the evolutionists point-of-view and that of the creationists.  I thought it was well balanced.

There were several things I did not like, the price and how each page was half black and half white.  I thought $29.99 was much to expensive.  It is going to be hard to get this book into people’s hands if the price is so high.  I got confused with the different page colors.  I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to read all of the text in the white section first or if the text went all together.

This was an excellent book.  I would recommend it for any one who would like to learn about dinosaurs from a different point-of-view.  We are going to use it for school.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Dinosaurs: Marvels of God’s Design, by Dr. Tim Clarey, for free through Cross Focused Reviews.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.  All links were current when posted.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Rediscovering Discipleship by Robby Gallaty (Book Review!)

Rediscovering Discipleship: Making Jesus’ Final Words Our First Work

By Robby Gallaty

(I received this book for review purposes.)

Rediscovering Discipleship by Robby Gallaty

Genre- Religion / Christian Ministry / Discipleship

Published by- Zondervan

Copyrighted- 2015

Number of pages- 240

Age Group- Adult

Description of Book- paperback, ISBN 978-0-310-52128-0, $15.99

Jesus asked all of his followers to go and make disciples, but many of us do not know how to do it. 

In this book, Robby Gallaty point us in the right direction with specific steps.  One of the first things we need to do is to understand Jesus and the time period in which he lived, and what his lessons mean to us.  We then need to learn how to properly build our discipleship groups and how to make them work.

There are lot of helpful endnotes and appendix. 

About the Author- Robby Gallaty is married with two boys.  He is the founder of Replicate Ministries and the Senior Pastor of Brainerd Baptist Church.  He wrote Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple who Makes Disciples and Firmly Planted.

My thoughts-

I thought this book was excellent.  It was filled with useful and practical information to help people learn what it means to be a disciple and how to do it. 

My favorite part of this book was the section where it talk about how we need to know about Jesus’s methods, before we start it ourselves.  I learned how important it is when reading the Bible to think about what life was like for the Jews at that time, so I can better relate to the stories being told.  This would especially apply to the parables.

The appendix with the answers to frequently asked questions was high on my favorites too, because it discussed in greater detail what to do with your small group of disciples.

It is important to make and equip disciples, so they can go and do the same.  We need disciples in the world to spread the word of God.

I recommend it to every adult.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Rediscovering Discipleship, by Robby Gallaty, for free through Cross Focused Reviews.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.  All links were current when posted.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Gospel Conversation: How to Care like Christ by Robert W. Kellemen

Gospel Conversations

By Robert W. Kellemen

(I received this book for review purposes.)

Gospel Conversations by Robert W. Kellemen

Genre- Religion / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery

Published by- Zondervan

Copyrighted- 2015

Number of pages- 397

Age Group- Adult

Description of Book- paperback, ISBN 978-0-310-51615-5, $18.99

Gospel Conversations is the second book in the Equipping Biblical Counselors Series.  The best way to learn is by doing, and this is exactly what Robert Kellemen discusses in this book.

This book begins with the reader learning the four compass points of biblical counseling:

  • Sustaining: "It's Normal to Hurt."
  • Healing: "It's Possible to Hope."
  • Reconciling: "It's Horrible to Sin but Wonderful to be Forgiven."
  • Guiding: "It's Supernatural to Mature."

This book is broken down into steps and can be used as a training manual for lab and small-group interaction.

About the Author- Robert W. Kellemen, ThM, PhD, has written thirteen books.  He is the executive director of the Biblical Counseling Coalition.

My thoughts-

This book was very thick and full of useful information for learning how to become a well-rounded Christian counselor. 

I liked the tweet-size comments.  It helped to condense the chapter into something that was easy to remember.  The wide margins made it easy to take notes.  There were also a lot of questions that could be answer individually or in a group situation.  There was a lot of detail and case studies to help people in group settings. 

If you are going to read this book, I would highly recommend reading Gospel-Centered Counseling first.  The author, Robert Kellemen refers to this book often.  I wish that I had read that book first.  He does stress how important it is to know the Bible.  He added a lot of forms about the different aspects of counseling in the appendix.  One of the forms I thought was important was a goals form.

Christians need counselors and they need them to counsel them in the most comprehensive way.  I think this book and the other books in the series will help equip people to be better counselors.  I recommend it.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Gospel Conversations, by Robert W. Kellemen, for free through Cross Focused Reviews.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.  All links were current when posted.

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