BOOK REVIEW: 66 Love Letters by: Dr. Larry Crabb

66 Love Letters

by Dr. Larry Crabb

http://www.amazon.com/66-Love-Letters-Conversation-Invites/dp/1598596861

I have mixed reviews of this book, mainly because I love most or Larry Crabb's books. I found this book to be inviting and intriguing, especially in the Old Testament books. It opened up some things that I had not considered before and has helped me to see a lot of the things in a new light. In particular how that God, is the same in the Old Testament as in the New Testament. This book is excellent for those struggling with what seems to be the "staunch" God of the Old Testament versus the "loving" God of the New Testament. It definitely gives you a challenge to look at things from God's point of view and not just your own. For that I give definite KUDOS. Dr.Crabb is a masterful writer and I thought it warm to write it from his current perspective. It gives us an inside look and let's us know that its not just you or I that have problems understanding things. If you have not read Dr.Crabb's other books, I heartily recommend them as they will enlighten you to the human psyche, especially INSIDE OUT.

However, for the good I have to give this book (that outweighs the negative by the way), I must say that I am disappointed that Dr.Crabb thrust some of his personal doctrine on us in the New Testament and did not continue the objectivity which he started with. I found that disappointing and it has made me now hesitant to recommend this book to struggling readers with whom I would have to get into a quagmire of explanation on what this is and what that is. While I will be keeping this book for my personal library and will recommend it to those more mature, I'm afraid it just doesn't have the punch that Inside Out had.

Overall, I liked the book and the style of writing. I liked the double takes that I had to take because I had not seen things in that light before. Take a look. You won't be disappointed - but, read with some caution.

Canadian archeologists discover Old Testament-era tablet

Canadian archeologists discover Old Testament-era tablet - King Esarhaddon was nearing the end of his reign in Assyria when he drafted this treaty, trying to ensure a peaceful succession to the throne, Harrison said. "It was remarkable the kind of the intrigue went on." One of the reasons they made these treaties is that Esarhaddon's father was assassinated by a brother.

Stele names Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus as Egyptian Pharaoh - News, Archaeology - The Independent

Stele names Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus as Egyptian Pharaoh -
News, Archaeology - The Independent

'Einstein's God' author finds spirit and science mix - Science Fair: Science and Space News - USATODAY.com

'Einstein's God' author finds spirit and science mix - Science Fair: Science and Space News - USATODAY.com

Two Kinds of Atheists, One of them Christian - Jesus Creed

Two Kinds of Atheists, One of them Christian
- Jesus Creed - The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist . In essence, if we say we believe in God, and say things like we believe God can change us, then we need to make that more visible. What evidence is there about us that makes it clear we believe in God?

What are the marks of a "Christian atheist"? Where is it hardest to make belief in God manifest or operative in our lives? What can we do about this?

He probes this from the angle of topics that are profoundly Christian but which are not present enough in our lives: knowing God personally, ashamed of your past and unwilling to let God heal you, afraid to let God love you, not praying, don't think God's fair, unwilling to forgive others, don't believe you can change, worry all the time, pursue happiness at any cost, trust more in money than God, don't share your faith and don't believe in God's Church.

Lost Roman law code discovered in London

Lost Roman law code discovered in London - ScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2010) — Part of an ancient Roman law code previously thought to have been lost forever has been discovered by researchers at University College London's Department of History. Simon Corcoran and Benet Salway made the breakthrough after piecing together 17 fragments of previously incomprehensible parchment.

MOVIE REVIEW: GREEN ZONE

My wife and I went to see Green Zone over the weekend. The movie has had a lot of hype in the media and was touted as another Bourne Identity and Bourne Ultimatum. I have to admit that I came away from the movie disappointed.

Matt Damon, whom I like as an actor plays a man who discovers something is amiss in searching for WMD's in the Gulf War. The plot was good and follows the suspicions of many, that they didn't exist. This said, the movie was rated R and needless to say extremely rough gutter language. That was a turn off, even though it depicts "reality." Just gets tiresome to here every other word be a blankety blank. The plot of the movie was good and the basis for the movie was good. It was action packed as you might expect. Yet, the movie right in the crux of having you going takes a dramatic turn to the disappointing. Enter the bureaucrats who throw around their weight and seek to squash Damon's character from exposing the truth. From that point, the movie loses its wind and gets lost in a fog of twist and countertwists. In fact, you get the distinct impression the movie that it is making an anti-war policy statement.

The movie is based upon a book by Ravi Chandrasekaran, former Baghdad Bureau Chief with the Washington Post and the author of "Imperial Life in the Emerald City." There's a secret informant named "Magellan", loosely based on the discredited "Curveball" and an Iraqi exile waiting to take the presidential reins but the people oppose the imposing of occupational "puppet" rulers. This leaves the person watching the movie with the impression that the Iraqi's would rather have had Hussein and his sons in power than a democratic government.

I guess that whether you enjoy the movie or not will depend on whether you were for the war or against it. AS for me personally, I believe it falls well below the caliber of Bourne Identity or Supremacy. I could have read the newspaper and come away with the same feeling that this movie left me with and spent far less money.