Alex Martinez

Accents Christ as LORD of creation & loving others

Revisado: 10-03-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I like that Kendall Vanderslice's "We Will Feast" may introduce the reader, especially Protestants, to the concept of the LORD's sanctification of food and, by extension all of life; she repeatedly uses the term Sacramental in one form or another.

While I disagree with much of her theological explanations and exegesis, I pray the LORD will use her work to help those who wish to live as His disciples. For lack of a better term, what seems to me to be a Neo-Gnostic downplaying of the material world in modern, especially Protestant theology, God using the material world in general and food specifically to connect with us and connect us to others is what I like most about this book.

I vehemently disagree with her view that, referring to the LORD, "He didn't first ask us to believe in the right things but to practice them" as unbiblical; nevertheless, I also liked her examples and suggestions on various ways to connect with others, especially in an evangelistic context. For this reason and for how she reminds the reader that Christ, by His Incarnation, sanctifies all of life in general and food specifically.

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Good book for families with teens & pre-teens!

Revisado: 10-01-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I think this is a good book for anyone working with young people. Moreover, I think it would be a good book for pre-teen parents or anyone with pre-teens in their extended family (aunts/uncles/etc.) in order to be better equipped to parent teens, especially if they become "troubled" teens. I liked the way Susan Greenway narrated this book. I recommend this book.

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Great for anyone struggling with depression

Revisado: 09-30-19

I found this audiobook to be both interesting, informative and timely. I like it when authors narrate their own work and plan to listen to this book again. I highly recommend it and think it would be great if more young adults listened to/read this book.

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Great for someone familiar with Bohnoeffer

Revisado: 09-30-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I think this is a audiobook that would be better appreciated by someone very familiar with Bonhoeffer; if I were more familiar with this famous Christian, and with other works about him, I would have liked it even more. I enjoyed learning about the "misappropriation" of Bonhoeffer by those from whom Bonhoeffer would, perhaps, not have associated with.

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Challenging and informative

Revisado: 09-30-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I liked this audio book because of how thorough Ingrid Walker delved into the subject. Also, as a lifelong anti-drug, non-abuser, I found Sally Martin making me question the wisdom of continuing the war on drugs with a continued inefficient and ineffective approach. I also liked the way Sally Martin narrated this audiobook.

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Great for supporting your faith!

Revisado: 09-30-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

In a world of unending assaults on faith, I found this audiobook to be intellectually satisfying and very supportive of ideas that are foundational to faith in God. I found it difficult to stop listening. I recommend Zachary Broom's work and, especially, liked that he narrated it.

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Especially great for non-philosophers!

Revisado: 09-19-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I am very grateful that I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request because I greatly enjoyed it. Michael A. Harding did a great job of narrating this work making it more engaging. I learned about the philosophers in addition to learning about the ideas by which they achieved fame.

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It's an amazing work -- can it be said enough?

Revisado: 09-11-19

Simon Vance did a great job of narrating this book by Viktor Frankl. I will listent to it over and over again; I consider it one of my prized possessions. This is a must read for anyone who contemplates suffering in life.

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An enjoyable book that I plan to return to.

Revisado: 09-02-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This is my 3rd audiobook by Bill O'Neil that I have enjoyed, and I recommend it to anyone but especially to those of us who enjoy history and trivia.

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A very worthwhile social criticism

Revisado: 09-02-19 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This book is a worthwhile work of social criticism by historian John Fea, a self-described Evangelical. He presents the “Evangelical road to Donald Trump” as one paved with fear, the pursuit of power and an unsubstantiated nostalgia. Instead, he urges voters, especially Christians, to make social and political choices based on hope instead of fear, on humility instead of the pursuit of power, and to a responsible use of American history. As a non-Evangelical Christian who voted for Trump, and while I would vote for Trump again if the other choice is a politician with the views consistent with the views expressed by Sanders, Clinton, and Obama, I recommend this book because of how Fea made me examine how my political choices may be inconsistent with the Christian call to faith, hope and love.

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