Comments on Reading to Know: Beyond Opinion :: Reading to Know 2012 Bookclub

I'm with you and Sky--haven't finished it ...

2012-02-04T07:29:52.768-08:00

I'm with you and Sky--haven't finished it yet! That said, I have a really good excuse (moving to a different state with a family of seven in the middle of homeschooling--surely that's a good enough excuse, right?! giggle) and I am right at halfway through it. I think it is very, VERY good. A couple of the chapters I have read twice because there is just so much packed into them, and I keep bugging my hubby with a "ooooh, this is good, listen to this" prefacing a reading.

Our Feb choice looks like an easier read, so I'm thinking I'll read it and keep reading Beyond Opinion this month! :)

I haven't had a chance to read this book, but ...

2012-01-31T18:39:58.260-08:00

I haven't had a chance to read this book, but I really want to. I haven't actually read any of Ravi Z's books, but I listen to his podcast and I love hearing him speak.

My final say. For now. http://peaceloveandbooks.bl...

2012-01-31T18:34:03.822-08:00

My final say. For now. http://peaceloveandbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-finally-finished-beyond-opinion.html

This is one of those books I KNOW I don't have...

2012-01-31T10:43:22.327-08:00

This is one of those books I KNOW I don't have the brain power or concentration to read well. So I'll wait until my kids are older and I can read for a solid hour without being interrupted. :)

Still working through posts! So far the chapter th...

2012-01-30T11:29:35.103-08:00

Still working through posts! So far the chapter that seems to have caught the most attention amongst the moms is the one on youth and apologetics. Stephanie S. drew out quite a few quotes and points to ponder that I'm pretty sure could make up their own post. And Annette did an awesome job explaining why the book was of value to her.

Still reading posts and thinking through this. Mostly I'm thinking that this is a book I'm going to want to linger on through the year.

Well...I finished it!! And put together a few sen...

2012-01-29T19:18:38.701-08:00

Well...I finished it!! And put together a few sentences about it.
http://www.thissimplehome.com/2012/01/beyond-opinion-edited-by-ravi-zacharius.html

Hard reads are, well, hard, but also good for the ...

2012-01-28T05:33:39.104-08:00

Hard reads are, well, hard, but also good for the brain and for the faith, even better when interspersed with less-than-hard reads. Kudos to you for persevering!

Whew. Done with my post ... not so much the book! ...

2012-01-27T14:17:09.265-08:00

Whew. Done with my post ... not so much the book! : )

http://herdofsteph.blogspot.com/2012/01/beyond-opinion-reading-to-know-bookclub.html

Well, here's my post, for better or for worse:...

2012-01-27T12:15:24.822-08:00

Well, here's my post, for better or for worse:

http://www.hopeisthewordblog.com/2012/01/27/beyond-opinion-living-the-faith-we-defend-by-ravi-zacharias/

I should have taken you up on your generous offer ...

2012-01-27T11:15:55.407-08:00

I should have taken you up on your generous offer of the loan of this book, Carrie, because my copy came in the mail on Thursday. Yup. I think I ordered it the DAY after we talked about it, and it came on Thursday. Apparently it was shipping from the North Pole or something? I don't actually know why it took that long...

Anyway...after reading all the posts on this, I'm both intrigued and intimidated and can't WAIT to start it. I'll still be doing the book club, but have nothing to contribute on this one....yet.

I haven't finished this book yet either, but I...

2012-01-27T08:13:15.222-08:00

I haven't finished this book yet either, but I am still working through it. "Beyond Opinion" does provide a thought-provoking read.

I'm not blogging these days, so I'll just ...

2012-01-27T08:05:17.211-08:00

I'm not blogging these days, so I'll just post here. This definitely made my brain hurt. I like to think, but this was a stretch for me! That said, I really enjoyed it. I haven't quite finished it either. I should have just done it...now that I took a break, I'm having a hard time getting back into it. There was soooo much info that it is hard to retain a lot of it. That's the one thing I didn't like. It was like trying to pack a year of appologetics education into one book. On the positive side, it challenged me to think and strengthened my faith. I think it would be a great book to recommend to a brainy friend who likes reading about different religions. I think it's the kind of book that just might be an instrument in leading them to Christ. So much for a well written critique, but it's too hard to write well in a blog commment! :)

I will finish the book this weekend. I will need ...

2012-01-27T07:37:36.293-08:00

I will finish the book this weekend. I will need every day possible to read it!! Looking forward to Tim's thoughts.

I looked through the first few pages of this at Am...

2012-01-27T07:37:25.050-08:00

I looked through the first few pages of this at Amazon and felt it just wasn't something I could get through at this point in my life. I do listen to Ravi on the radio sometimes, and he's fairly layman-friendly there, but the first several pages of this were too academic for me. Maybe some day...

I do think apologetics is an important subject and I've read a lot of Josh McDowell. I just think if it's written on a certain level it's going to be missed by some of the people who need it most.

Whew! I am blessedly close to the end, but this we...

2012-01-27T07:36:47.268-08:00

Whew! I am blessedly close to the end, but this week I've had neither the time nor the mental fortitude or capacity to work through it. It is a fabulous read but one better done in small bites, I think. I hope to have my thoughts up ASAP.

My post, for what it's worth. http://peacelove...

2012-01-27T07:21:01.258-08:00

My post, for what it's worth. http://peaceloveandbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/thoughts-so-far-on-beyond-opinion.html