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Mere Christianity is a classic Christian book. It's a powerful tome that discusses: 1) Apologetics  2) Christian Living and 3) Some of the classic dilemmas people pose about life in general.

He comes up with strikingly original arguments and insights for why Christianity makes sense rationally as well as emotionally.

He also applies what he knows about Christianity to areas like Marriage and reaches interesting conclusions.

Chuck Carlson is a real life example of the subject this book discusses. That is the Christian World View.

Essentially Chuck sees Christianity as addressing every area of life the Bible speaks on, and it speaks on everything of importance.

A worldview has to address 3 areas:
1. Creation
2. The Fall
3. Redemption

This book thoroughly looks into all of these areas.

Along the way it looks at:
1. Scientific evidence that supports the biblical worldview
2. Historical evidence that supports Christ's historicity
3.  How Christianity changes lives

Peter Bussey is a physicists who came to faith in Christ. Learn some of the key philosophical foundations that led him there.

Note that while many see science and faith as incompatible Peter sees it the opposite way. He sees them as being highly compatible.

There is a long lineage of scientists that have felt the same way. 

Learn more about it here.

Ms. Niequist shares her hurt, pain, and disappointment with the busyness of her life, and the distractions, the self judging, the attempts to be perfect and the resulting pain it generated vs. focusing in on the things that really matter.

Learning to live life simply, appreciating God's creations, His love, nature.

Being there for the ones in your inner circle. Being present for them vs. having everything perfect say the clothes all sorted, folded and clean - but rather spending time with family, and doing The Thing you were made to do by the Father.

David is a believer once you research his life. Later in life he realized a lot of things he thought he had done on his own, that God was there with him all along.  

He is the only person to have completed Seal, Ranger and Tactical Air controller training.
From his life we can learn a lot about suffering, a lot about the Christian life including the ability to overcome terrific odds and achieve great outcomes.

David went from 300 lbs and virtually illiterate to being a Navy Seal, to being one of the top Ultra Marathoners in the world. And he did it coming from a background that included horrible physical abuse, and at one point abject poverty.

While the title might lead you to think this is an elementary book on prayer, I found that not to be the case. It's really more a survey of everything he's learned about prayer over 32 years as a priest, after studying the subject, doing it, going on retreats, pilgrimages, and talking to people about the subject.

He's a Jesuit priest so his perspective is a little different than the Protestant perspective. 

The book is a quite comprehensive survey of different prayer techniques, and illustrations of those techniques.

It's a good book where you will likely learn some techniques for prayer you didn't know before.

The Circle Maker is another book by Rev. Batterson. Here he is encouraging believers to pray. To write big circles in prayer around the dreams/ spiritual territory God impresses upon you to take. 

He is encouraging you to: 1. pursue God's  big dream for your life
2. Pray as a key part of that
3.  Pray through 
4. Pray over generations
5. Pray long - It may take a while but God will get it done if you don't quit

Dr. Chapman asserts that every one has a different love language. Just as people from different cultures speak different languages so each individual has a different way of feeling loved.

Dr. Chapman lists 5 such languages:
1. Words of affirmation
2. Quality time
3. Gifts
4. Acts of service
5. Physical touch

Your job is to learn the love language of your spouse/ child and love them the way they need to be loved.

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What can we learn we can use in our walk with Christ from this man who devoted his life to seeking justice for those who weren't receiving it. He literally changed the face of the South and helped the United States to better live out it's ideals that all men are created equal for example.

He showed us how to walk in love without retaliating - how to "turn the other cheek" and how to serve!

Ultimately he gave his life for the cause eschewing wealth to help the "least of these."

Samuel Morris was an African Prince who was taken captive by an enemy tribe.  Near death God supernaturally intervened to free him and to lead him to a missionary site in Liberia. He had a focus on the Holy Spirit and Prayer.

When he met people he would almost always pray for them, and their lives would change permanently! No matter where he was, no matter how briefly he found a way to bring Jesus into the picture and leave them changed people!

If God could use someone like Sammy Morris with little education, who came from nowhere. If He can use David who only trained as a Shepherd but became the King that set the standard for all following Kings. If He can use them, He can use you!