The Case for Life by Scott Klusendorf

Case for Life by Scott Klusendorf

My rating: 4 of 5 stars




The main question to be addressed in the whole abortion debate is: "what is the unborn?" If they are human, then no amount of justification or rationalization makes it right to kill them. If they are not human, then there is nothing wrong with abortion. That becomes the bottom line in the debate - showing that the unborn are just as much human as you and I are, though at a different stage of development. This book offers great questions and strategies for defending the pro-life position in a gracious and productive way.

Challenges Update

Well, I'm doing pretty well on challenges so far this year. I have completed the Medical Mystery Madness challenge, the Chick Lit Challenge, the Christian Non-Fiction Challenge, and the Non-Fiction Five Challenge. I am reading my last book for the What's In a Name Challenge and I also completed the Spring Reading Thing and the Sci-Fi Challenge.
Challenges that I won't be completing are the Biblical Fiction Challenge and the Flashback Challenge.

Bradley Wright book: LibraryThing Early Reviewers

Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites...and Other Lies You've Been Told: A Sociologist Shatters Myths From the Secular and Christian Media by Bradley R.E. Wright

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This is a book of statistics, but it is presented in an easy-to-read manner rather than a dry look at a bunch of numbers. With occasional inserts of humor, the author presents data to support his thesis that the current "sky is falling" "Christianity is ending" cry of alarm is unfounded. The book's premise is that the statistics that Christianity is in decline are based on faulty data and in truth, Christianity is maintaining steadily. The young leaving the church has been an issue in every generation, and generally they return as they get older. Other issues presented are the statistics on the divorce rate among Christians as well as how evangelical Christianity is viewed by others. Overall, Christianity is presented in a much more positive light than the headlines seem to present.

*I received this book as an advanced reader copy from Bethany House as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.

With this book, I've completed the Non-Fiction Five Challenge.

Heaven by Randy Alcorn

Heaven by Randy Alcorn

My rating: 5 of 5 stars




An excellent book - not just about Heaven but about eternity and the New Earth. It really gets you thinking and imagining what it will be like. Stereotypical views of Heaven often portray it as boring and subdued. Randy Alcorn throws that view out the window, using Scripture as his reference point. Having a focus that this life is temporary and so much more awaits us, helps us to deal with the daily struggles that we currently face.

(I owned this book)