Tuesday, April 13, 2010

If I Could Ask God Anything- By:Kathryn Slattery

In the book ,"If I Could Ask God Anything." Mrs. Slattery explained the answers to many questions that children may ask. The book is broken into eleven chapters with several questions in each chapter. Some of the questions are simple questions that young children may ask like, "Does God ever sleep?" or "Is Jesus' last name Christ?" Which is good for Sunday School classes and there are some geared more towards the youth group age, like "Help! What should I do if I think a church service is boring?"and "Is it true that Christians can't have any fun?"I think this is a great book for any Christian parent or sunday school/ youth leader to keep on hand. Some times you can't remember where the answers are, it is nice to have a resource like this with the scripture documented to help you find it in the Bible. It also talks about Baptism and Communion things that new Christians whould find helpful. I really enjoyed this book, and I will be using it with my Sunday school class, the youth group my husband teaches, and our one year old son as he grows up. Thanks so much Booksneeze and Thomas Nelson for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book or advanced reading to review for free.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Will The World End In 2012? By Raymond C. Hundley

Will The World End In 2012? Normally when I hear someone talk about this I turn the other way. I decided to read this book because of the cover. "A Christian guide to the question every one's asking". That really caught my eye. What do other Christians think about this? The author Raymond C. Hundley wrote twelve chapters about the different views and theories there are floating around about the world ending in 2012. The topics are over things like "The Mayan Factor", "Predictions of Nostradamus", "Solar Storms", and the "Religious Predictions of the End of the World". It is very informative, and you can tell that he has done his research. He clearly explains each topic in easy terms. I really didn't know there were so many diffrent predictions, and especially for the same exact day. "December 21, 2012". My favorite part of the book as a Christian is that he tells the plan of salvation in the end of the book. I think this is a great idea! I beleive that Mr. Hundley's personal views are the same as mine. We do not know when the end of the world will be, but Jesus has to come back first, and we need to be ready to be called up with him!