The Case For Christ

Stars: 5/5
Author: Lee Strobel
Subjects: Christ/Jesus/Messiah, Scholars, Evidence, Resurrection, Court Case, God, Christianity, Atheism, Debate, Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Acts, Corinthians, the Bible

ISBN: 0-310-22655-4

Copyright Year: 1998

Other Comments: This book is fantastic.  But as a Christian, of course I would love it... right?  Consider this.  It is written by a journalist who used to be an atheist.  He turned to Christ after researching the evidence for Christ.  Lee Strobel has a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School and was an award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune.  He does extensive research - all of his sources are listed in the back of the book for the curious to do their own investigations.  All of my questions about Jesus, including the varying genealogies of Jesus and the selection of the certain books of the bible, were answered.  I encourage anyone and everyone to review this case for Christ and make their own decisions.  And - as always - do your research!

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Stars: 4.5/5
Author: Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Subjects: vegetables, farmers, local food, gardening, cooking, farmers' markets, the industrialized food market
ISBN: 0060852569 or 978-0060852566
Copyright Year: 2008
Other Comments: I would have given this book five stars if it weren't for a few comments about Christians that struck me as offensive.  Other than that, it is a plethora of information about food.  I learned a great deal about the industrialized food industry and also about the sufficient advantages of buying from local farmers and growing your own food.  This book reminds me of some of the claims Kevin Trudeau mentioned in his book Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About.  This book inspired me to visit my local farmers market and I was pleasantly surprised by my findings.  I would recommend this book to anyone.  It does include personal liberal views including themes of evolution.  However, these personal views didn't really take away from the information in the book.  And there was a lot of information!  Barbra also adds personal humor , which enhances the memoirs of her family's one year adventure to grow or buy local food.  Her husband and daughter also contribute their personal essays, which greatly contribute to the work.  I also loved the argument about eating meat, with which I generally agree.  In conclusion this work was well put together, informative, and a entertaining read.