books

Yesterday I read the book, Left to Tell by Imaculee Ilibageza. It was 14 years ago on April 7th that the Rwandan genocide began.  I remember 14 years ago on april 7th, I was contemplating breaking up with my girlfriend at the time. I don’t remember hearing much at all on the news of a genocide in Central Africa.

The book is a sobering reminder of the power of faith in the midst of horrific suffering.  It has also provided some good discussion between my wife and me.

 

I am also reading a book by Tim Keller: The Reason for God.

Here are some of the chapters:

Why does God allow suffering in the world?

How could a loving God send people to Hell?

Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive?

How can one religion be “right” and the others “wrong”?

Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?

I have really enjoyed it so far.  One of the main premises of the book is that we all “believe” something. People exploring the claims of Christianity need to apply the same scrutiny to their own belief system that they apply to Christianity, if they want to be intellectually honest.  I highly recommend this book for those wrestling through questions or who are exploring Christianity before making a decision to follow Christ.

 

~ by johnwentz on April 8, 2008.