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Highest recommendation! I look forward to the rest of the series.
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J. Raymond Albrektson shows you how to truly injoy your money with biblical common sense on how to give, spend and save. A good read for those with large or small incomes with principles directly derived from scripture.
"Living Large" is a refreshing change from the norm. It is easy to read, filled with enjoyable personal examples, and contains practical advice for both young couples starting out and more advanced investors. I had the feeling that I was listening to the "sweet voice of reason" on every page.
And this book contains a dimension I've not seen anywhere else. Dr. Albrektson gives wise counsel on how to be genuinely contented with the income you have. Frankly, I don't know many Americans who can honestly say they are content with what they make. Perhaps with the help of "Living Large" we can start a new trend!
Last year my wife and I paid a certified financial planner $500 to do some retirement planning for us. After I read "Living Large" I was surprised how much of our planner's expert advice was exactly the same as Albrektson's in this book. If I'd bought "Living Large" a year ago, I could have saved myself $490.00!
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Raymond shares what the Lord has shared with him and when I read it, I had a real sense that it SOUNDED like what God Would Say.
Raymond Ho hears the voice of God and writes what he hears, as it seems, few people are open enough to do. Most of us hear something quietly within ourselves and blame it a bad day or something else or more often ignore it altogether because we don't count ourselves spiritual enough to rate hearing from God's Spirit.
There are tremendous insights in the art of living with a heart toward God in this book.
I would caution those who are steeped in Church Doctrine to maybe find another selection. But if you are hungry to hear the voice of a Loving God who, as Raymond shows, is always speaking to us, this book is for you.
I learned alot and have some new nuggets of truth to hang onto as I get to know a speaking God who, as it turns out, is not a religious Spirit.
I give this book two thumbs up, but I agree with the other reviewer, this ain't for the organized religion set, but for those who want to know what God is saying to the people today.
I found it to be written for the average person seeking more of an understanding about God and Raymond Ho gently teaches how to walk down that path. What is refreshing to me is that I didn't find a bunch of organized religion in this book.
He makes hearings God's voice understandable and accessible to anyone who really wants to hear from God. I would recommend this book to anyone with a hunger for more Spirituality and an aversion to organized religion
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But some of his lesser-known works have consisted of philosophical reflections on a wide range of subjects (which nevertheless include a common thread that is devilishly difficult to pin down). There was _The Tao Is Silent_ (for my money, still his best); there was _5000 B.C._ (currently out of print); and just recently he's published _Who Knows?_ (which I recommend too).
This is one from 1980, and it's one of few "older" Smullyan works currently available in print. It's not a collection of logic puzzles; it's a collection of essays and short reflections of very much the same "flavor" as _The Tao Is Silent_.
As always, Smullyan is a sheer delight to read. In his hands, philosophy becomes what it should always be: a form of intellectual play (and nonetheless "serious" for that, although it surely isn't solemn!).
Get this while it's available. And if you like Smullyan, also check out the titles I've already mentioned, as well as his autobiographical _Some Interesting Memories: A Paradoxical Life_. He's a gifted man as well as pleasant and stimulating intellectual company.
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As Luther was major influence of the restoration of work as a pleasing service to God (also see the fine work, "Your Work Matters to God), these Lutherans present the topic from each of their expertise and background.
Sprinkled throughout are Case Studies, Bible Studies, and Questions for Answering and Discussion, making this a worthy individual or Bible Study group read.
Their approach and admonitions are concise and Biblical, and at the same time, cognizant of the implications in the practical, realitistic world of the "dog eat dog" world that most professions are.
Taking Christ with us where we spend a great deal of time at work is the significant theme, and provides much for one to think and pray and apply, all the time seeking to be pleasing to our God and of service to our employers, employees and customers.
An important work in this age of pragmatism, realtivism and pluralism, while at the same time seeking not to develop attack Christians who flaunt a Moral Majority type seize and capture mentality. Well balanced and written guide for the Christian exploring how to be of further service to the Good Lord.
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Ray and Nancy Kane's book is that kind of experience. The Kanes examine fears that can paralyze individuals, especially fears that get played out in relationships. The reader doesn't feel isolated from the counselors/authors because they own up to their own struggles with fear as a couple. They use their struggles as a spring board to say, "Even as professional counselors, we know marriage is tough, we've been there. But we didn't stay trapped in fear and you don't have to either. There is a way out. It is love -- real love." The Kanes go on to suggest practical ways to conquer fear through love, especially in marriage.
They also look at fears in our society and offer reasons why love is the only force that can conquer fear. The power of the love they are talking about becomes very clear in the chapter, "Love that overcomes." There they talk about 9/11 as a example of love and courage winning out over fear. They mention the firefighters who charged up stairs to save strangers, and men like Todd Beamer -- who let love override fear. "Like beacons of light, certain individuals illumined a path for us to follow. They have showed us that when love and courage prevail, anything can be overcome" (181). This is not mushy love, or Hollywood-style love, it is love made of stuff that does not melt under fire.
The Kanes state that it is not their experience as professional counselors, but their mutual faith in God that is what enables them to love sacrifically and powerfully. And, at the end of the book they write,"We invite you to join those who have loved without limits and given without restriction both their care and compassion. Let us move from fear to true, life-transforming love." The invitation is a welcome one.
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For the first time I have been able to understand the biochemistry of my illness and follow a path which has greatly diminished my illness and has brought me close to remission. The information on what to do is comprehensive and all in one place. More importantly, is the extensive information on what not to do and things to avoid.
I recommend this book to everyone, particularly those people with a chronic illness. I wish that I would have had this book 10 years ago.
-Joan Carole
The difference between this book and other diet, weight loss, or get-well books that I've read is that it fundamentally breaks new ground on what health is and what causes disease. I truly think that Raymond's new model for health will revolutionize the way we all think about health, and will knock the current medical establishment for a loop. There are only a few books that I've read that permanently alter my thinking on a subject, and this was one of them. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Ray has included an robust index and a clever socratic dialogue that helps the reluctant reader digest his