tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post6359592151306409462..comments2023-11-22T11:42:06.780-05:00Comments on Do Not Be Anxious: Review: Something Other Than GodDo Not Be Anxioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-76025444264783624022014-05-20T22:51:59.281-04:002014-05-20T22:51:59.281-04:00Thanks for more clarification, Tom. I know what y...Thanks for more clarification, Tom. I know what you mean about people not reasoning very well any more...I'll look for your next review!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679337171422593785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-74213359381606304092014-05-14T18:45:43.138-04:002014-05-14T18:45:43.138-04:00I'm torn, Tiff, to say that this is a good boo...I'm torn, Tiff, to say that this is a good book to gift to atheists and/or "cultural" Catholics. It does contain a very reasoned walk from what I view as a pretty common (and getting more common) mindset in this culture, but ... I see more and more that people don't reason very well any more. They "feel" something is true or false or good or bad --- and usually in relation to themselves, who they prioritize. I read another book which I will review here shortly (Making Gay Okay) which is less on reasoning and more on facts and data --- which it largely lets speak for itself, with a limited number of questions or examples to make its point. The book is focused on the Gay agenda, but the underlying philosophy is that of the atheist or any other "I KNOW THE TRUTH" (and you're wrong) philosophy raging through this culture. Neither book can be explained in a Tweet, the attention span of many younger folks, but this other book made some very hitting examples of why our thinking may be wrong.<br /><br />Hope you had a great Mother's Day. Do Not Be Anxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-74631782020041068712014-05-13T17:46:18.569-04:002014-05-13T17:46:18.569-04:00Thank you, Tom! This book and Jennifer's stor...Thank you, Tom! This book and Jennifer's story is intriguing...I'd love buy it as gifts for people in my family like the "original" Jennifer. Praise God for hope!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679337171422593785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-46544036032303197552014-05-11T19:18:20.741-04:002014-05-11T19:18:20.741-04:00This book was an interesting read, but not one wit...This book was an interesting read, but not one with "new" insights for me; I didn't underline much in the text. But at one point I interrupted my reading and wrote on the first blank page inside the cover. I had a sudden insight on what Jennifer was thinking, as she KNEW some truths of Christianity, but still found it hard to accept them. This is what I wrote:<br /><br />"She now sees like the blind person who now sees. She used to touch things to know that they existed, but now she can see things in the distance but may not be able to touch them --- to know in the way she used to that they are truly real. Her mind must think it strange --- that something could be real that she can't touch."Do Not Be Anxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332117297336636395.post-37296344891675348302014-05-10T21:04:22.500-04:002014-05-10T21:04:22.500-04:00I've been following Jennifer's blog for ab...I've been following Jennifer's blog for about a year and a half, and read many of her older posts that describe her journey from atheism to the Catholic Church. One post that struck me in particular, was when she described reading the Gospels for the first time. To her horror, she found the only one she could understand and identify with was Pontius Pilate! That astounded me. Having been born and raised a Catholic, I identified with almost everyone in the Gospels EXCEPT Pilate. It took me many years to be able to grasp what he was saying when he said, "What is truth?" or when he said, "I find no guilt in this man, no cause of a charge against him. Therefore I shall punish and release him." The logic of that astounded me.<br />So glad Jennifer finally got her book published; she and Joe have an amazing life, and I really like how she explains how an atheist thinks, and what their point of view is. I really helps, because they are as mystifying to me as I probably am to them.<br />Thanks for the review. Can't wait to read the book myself. <br />God Bless. ~ FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com