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From Harold S. Kushner, the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, a book that shows us how to be our best selves even when things don’t turn out as we had hoped—that is, how we can overcome life’s disappointments.
Kushner turns to the experience of Moses to find the requisite lessons of strength and faith. Moses towers over all others in the Old Testament: he is the man on the mountaintop to whom God speaks with unparalleled intimacy, and he leads his people out of bondage. But he is also deeply human, someone whose soaring triumphs are offset by frustration and longing: his people ignore his teachings, he is denied entrance to the Promised Land, his family suffers. But he overcomes.
From the life of Moses, Kushner gleans principles that can help us deal with the problems we encounter. Through the example of Moses’ remarkable resilience, we learn how to weather the disillusionment of dreams unfulfilled, the pain of a lost job or promotion, a child’s failures, divorce or abandonment, and illness. We learn how to meet all disappointments with faith in ourselves and the future, and how to respond to heartbreak with understanding rather than bitterness and despair.
This is a book of spiritual wisdom—as practical as it is inspiring.
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Helpful, Hopeful, and Healing........2007-04-23
Serendiptitously I came across this book at a key juncture of my fast approaching mid-life; a time when I felt that I had finally righted the wrongs of my past, made ammends with my soul for opportunities lost, and a new script was about to take on flesh. In short, I was sure that I had successfully authored my own comeback, resurrection, starting-over-point.
However events would soon interfere and these best crafted, thought out plans were not to be so, nor, does it seem, will they ever be. I found myself instant robbed of meaning at age 46--in short, on the world's stage with no script and, hence, no part.
Rabbi Kushner's work is a deeply moving and profound look at the ultimate "what if..." question that haunts humankind; "What if things don't turn out for good?" His book is spiritual without being mystical; practical without being profane; humane without being overly humanist.
After reading and praying over this book, I've come to the realization that life is precious; that it is something more than to be mastered or even tolerated. Life itself is a sacred mystery, and whether we win or suffer defeat, gain or lose, achieve or fail, truly, that which does not destroy us makes us stronger. This, according to the good and blessed Rabbi, is our goal.
Helpful and Healing.......2007-03-08
Who among us hasn't had a disappointment or two? Or three or four... OK, I'll stop counting. In this book Rabbi Harold S. turns his attention to how we can use disappointments to help us be better people. Using the story of Moses to illustrate his points, Rabbi Kushner explores all aspects of disappointment. When we aspire to achieve something, and fall short, we need to understand why we wanted it in the first place. Was it our authentic dream, or the dream our father had for us? Was the ideal really in our best interest? Did we work for it, or subversively against
it? Did we fully commit and keep our promises? Can we let go of dreams, yet keep their memory with us, knowing something better is yet to come?
Here's an excerpt:"What can we do with the dreams we have learned we must shed? Can we simply discard them as the embarrassing fantasies of immature youth? I don't see how we can or why we should. They were too much a part of us for too many years for us to pretend we never dreamed those dreams. When life gives us the inevitable message that our marriage will not be the 'happily ever after' we hoped it would, that our children will be other than who we dreamed they would be, that our careers will grind to a halt somewhere short of our imagined goal, and that the only road to sanity and happiness involves freeing ourselves from the tyranny of those dreams and the feelings of failure that accompany their nonfulfillment, what do we do then? We do what Moses did when he realized that his dream of teaching people to walk in Gods' ways would not be realized as easily as he had hoped, when the shattered fragments of the commandments written by the hand of God lay in pieces at his feet. He lovingly gathered up the pieces and carried them with him in the same Ark in which the whole stones of the replacement tablets rested..."Broken dreams, broken hearts, hopes unrealized should not be seen as emblems of shame, badges of failure. If anything, they are tokens of courage. We were brave enough to dream, brave enough to long
for so much, and when we did not get it, we were brave enough to carry the fragments of those dashed hopes with us into the future, telling us who we used to be as a prelude to our discovering who we might become."
Unhelpful for at least 50% of humankind .......2007-01-23
If you are of the male sex, a tragedy happened in your life, and you are coming to this book for confort you are in for a continued tragedy. This book is full of sexism, preconceived ideas about males, and antimale bigotry to levels never before seen. For example Kushner starts by stating that the positive qualities of God and Moses are all maternal/feminine while the negative qualities of God all are paternal/masculine. Then the book advertises that it is helpful for divorce victims. However if you, like most males, have been victim of discrimination in divorce losing custody of your kids and all your money to unethical lawyers, under the pretext that all males are bad, and are coming for this book for confort against that injustice, you will be even more crushed by Kushner. He will run along to all the stereotypical biggoted idiotic ideas against 50% of human kind, stating that only men cause others to suffer in this world. The victims in this book are always women who have been cheated by their husbands who leave them for a younger wife (what an original stereotype), loving wifes who are not appreciated by their husbands, etc. Men are continuously bashed: they are bad ungrateful cheating husbands, bad politicians, bad kings, you name it. How did it come to be socially acceptable to discriminate 50% of humankind by a so called religious person even in a self-help book is unbelievable and it shows that humankind has not evolved much since Moses times. If you are a divorced man stay away from this book and sexist bigots like Kushner. If you are a women that understands that people can be good or bad regardless or their sex, creed, or race, stay away too. If you are a biggoted sexist that wants to blame men for all the problems in the world go ahead buy the book and give me an unhelpful review comment. Amazon I hope you too don't censor this valid comment presenting the point of view of 50% of your readers.
A Thoughtful Read.......2007-01-04
This book is full of information you can use to understand your actions and the actions of others as we face the unpleasantness of everyday life. More importantly, the information can help you develop responsibility for your actions in the face of adversity in a way that is mature and positive using Moses as a model.
This is a book to read now and then to return to again and again. It would make an excellent study for a Sunday School or church group, too.
overcoming life's disappointments.......2006-11-12
This book was especially helpful in viewing the curves that are thrown at you as you live your life. Nothing at times seems to go right , but this book helps to put things in perspective. Helps you look at things with more enlightenment. I recommend this book to those who are experiencing major events in their lives.
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As the gates of hell unleash their fiendish fury against the souls of man, the church must rise up and stand against them. There is a time to stand up and turn the other check and there is a time to stand. Now is the time to stand.
Joyner lifts the veil on this horde exposing the hideous face of racism, witchcraft and religious spirits. The challenge is clear. We must maintain our warrior stance against evil as we persist in our primary calling—worshipping and loving God.
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As the gates of hell unleash their fiendish fury against the souls of man, the Church must rise up and stand against them. There is a time to turn the other cheek and there is a time to stand. Now is the time to stand. Joyner lifts the veil on this horde exposing the hideous face of racism, witchcraft and religious spirits. The challenge is clear. We must maintain our warrior stance against evil as we persist in our primary calling�worshipping and loving God.
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An excellant book to challenge the Christian walk! .......2006-11-20
This book uncovers the lies of the enemy and brings you to your knees in repentance! I am so thankful for this thought provoking book that wakes up the sleeping Church to be able to stand in these days "girded with Truth!"
This is a must have - for anyone who is serious about their Christian walk.
I don't get it..........2006-09-11
I've read through the section entitled "The Religious Spirit" twice now, and I still don't know what he's talking about. My impression is that he's referring to those who hold fast to God's original Ten Commandments--those who still believe that there indeed is such thing as 100% truth and who are "overly paranoid" about false doctrine creeping into the church. I agree that nobody who calls him or herself a Christian should have a spirit of criticizm toward others, and I also agree that we can't get to heaven through our own goodness or works. But the Bible presents an absolute standard, that our life goal is sanctification, which is often translated as "perfection" (Deut. 18:13, Col. 1:28). I realize the evangelical Christians have a burden for "grace alone" (does this mean we should not bother obeying the Ten Commandments anymore? "By no means!" says Paul--Rom. 6:2, NIV), but doesn't Rev. 14:12 define the "saints" as "they that keep the commandments of God" as well as the "faith of Jesus"?
But, maybe I am misreading the author's intent. But I don't know, because his wording is so vague.
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Along with the economic mainstreaming of patents has come opportunistic exploitation- the use of weak patent claims and flaws in the system to shakedown or extort money from businesses of all kinds. In Overcoming Patent Infringement Allegations, patent attorney Paul Hunter articulates "why" and "how" patent enforcement arrived at this critical juncture, how flaws in the system helped fuel and perpetuate patent exploitation by opportunistic entrepreneurs and, finally, suggests viable procedures and mechanisms to combat this problem.
From "how the patent owner makes money" to what it means for the rest of us, Hunter pulls the reader through all issues related to and consequent of an encounter with an opportunist and how a company can strategize to come out on top. Informative and illustrative appendices augment a direct and informative glimpse into the extortionist's operatives. This is a must-read for any executive or general counsel, running or advising a company in possession of patents of any kind.
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Along with the economic mainstreaming of patents has come opportunistic exploitation- the use of weak patent claims and flaws in the system to shakedown or extort money from businesses of all kinds. In Overcoming Patent Infringement Allegations, patent attorney Paul Hunter articulates "why" and "how" patent enforcement arrived at this critical juncture, how flaws in the system helped fuel and perpetuate patent exploitation by opportunistic entrepreneurs and, finally, suggests viable procedures and mechanisms to combat this problem. From "how the patent owner makes money" to what it means for the rest of us, Hunter pulls the reader through all issues related to and consequent of an encounter with an opportunist and how a company can strategize to come out on top. Informative and illustrative appendices augment a direct and informative glimpse into the extortionist's operatives. This is a must-read for any executive or general counsel, running or advising a company in possession of patents of any kind.
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Strategies for overcoming clock-watching clients, spilled coffee, and other sales nightmaresand closing the sale
Selling is tough, and what can go wrong often will. Successful salespeople know they must prepare themselves for every potential deal-killer. Beating the Deal-Killers provides situation-specific advice for anticipating problems, handling them deftly, and returning everyone's attention to the matter at handcompleting the sale.
More than just a valuable troubleshooting guide, however, this book by award-winning sales executive Stephen Giglio gives sales pros firsthand techniques they can put into action at their next sales meeting. Battleproven tips and pointers include:
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Great book !.......2002-11-07
This is an excellent book on how to be more effective on a sales call. Mr. Giglio brings a fresh perspective to improving your sales skills.
One thing I especially liked was how he carefully explains how to avoid falling into a "Murphy's Law" situation during a sales call. He gives great examples of sales calls where he, as a coach, was present. These examples are relevant to the real world and quite practical.
This book do not try to fill you with new 'techniques', it instead describes new ways to approach a customer, which ultimately produces the lasting results we are seeking.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. "Beating the Deal Killers", can add a new, more business-like dimension to your professional life.
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An engaging writer, Chuck Terry presents this powerful study on the tremendous obstacles that drug addicts drifting in and out of prison must overcome in order to get clean and "make it" in society. Thoroughly researched and based on sound theory, this book covers how societal reaction to drugs and addiction shape criminal policy and behavior. Terry's powerful voice as a writer brings each of "the fellas" to life as he tells their story on how they became addicts and documents their on going struggle with addiction---both in and out of prison. Terry follows the story of "the fellas" as they beat the odds, get clean, and try to make a better life for themselves. And, he tells the somber story of those who are not able to overcome the obstacles of drugs and prison.
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Stephen C. Richards, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.......2005-10-06
Dr. Terry has written the most important study of prison and addiction. The book takes the reader into a world where addiction leads to prison. He relates interviews and correspondence with men who struggle to overcome their addiction to hard drugs while surviving prison. This is a powerful, well written, look at a seriosu social problem. The book is appropriate for university courses in criminology, criminal justice, and addiction studies. I have adopted this book for a course in Corrections. My students find the book to be a good read and especially helpful for preparation to work as drug treatment counselors. This book is destined to become a classic in addiction studies.
Overcoming Prison and Addiction.......2005-09-15
This book was not only expensive, but in my opinion poorly written. Although the writer overcame many obstacles in his life, he has a tendency to blame others for his own mistakes. This "book" was so short that I would call it a pamphlet.
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- Scattered Text From The Great One.
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Legal theory must become more factual and empirical and less conceptual and polemical, Richard Posner argues in this wide-ranging new book. The topics covered include the structure and behavior of the legal profession; constitutional theory; gender, sex, and race theories; interdisciplinary approaches to law; the nature of legal reasoning; and legal pragmatism. Posner analyzes, in witty and passionate prose, schools of thought as different as social constructionism and institutional economics, and scholars and judges as different as Bruce Ackerman, Robert Bork, Ronald Dworkin, Catharine MacKinnon, Richard Rorty, and Patricia Williams. He also engages challenging issues in legal theory that range from the motivations and behavior of judges and the role of rhetoric and analogy in law to the rationale for privacy and blackmail law and the regulation of employment contracts. Although written by a sitting judge, the book does not avoid controversy; it contains frank appraisals of radical feminist and race theories, the behavior of the German and British judiciaries in wartime, and the excesses of social constructionist theories of sexual behavior.
Throughout, the book is unified by Posner's distinctive stance, which is pragmatist in philosophy, economic in methodology, and liberal (in the sense of John Stuart Mill's liberalism) in politics. Brilliantly written, eschewing jargon and technicalities, it will make a major contribution to the debate about the role of law in our society.
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Science, Economics and the Nature of Law.......2007-05-26
Richard Posner, a US Federal Court of Appeal judge and a senior lecturer of law in the University of Chicago is one of the most important Legal scholars living today. For me personally, reading his Sex and Reason was a transformative experience: it completely changed the way I looked at the Law. Perhaps the most curious thing I learned about Posner's outlook from reading `Overcoming Law' is that he isn't as swayed by his own ideas, maintaining a more careful and tentative approach.
I'll return to that point shortly. `Overcoming Law' is a collection of essays, mostly already published book reviews, to which Posner added much new material and re wrote some of the old. The result is a tour de force of breathtaking intellectual scope and penetrating analysis. Posner ranges from offering an economic-psychological account of Judges to discussing homosexuality in ancient Athens; from a critique of modern constitutional theorists to discerning legal thought in E.M Forester's novel Howards End. Posner is a brilliant writer, managing to simplify complex issues and keeps his 597 page book a page turner. That is not to say that it's all easy; Posner's an intense and subtle thinker, and I for one need to reread some of the more theoretical chapters.
Posner offers devastating critiques of intellectuals and thinkers left and right - but mainly left. Although Posner is invariably civil and respectful even to people he completely disagrees with, he seems occasionally biased to the Right. Compare his devastating analysis of Martha Minow's book about the disabled and the Law Making All the Difference: Inclusion, Exclusion, and American Law (chapter 12), with his discussion of Robert Bork's The TEMPTING OF AMERICA (chapter 9). Minow is making a good faith attempt to deal with difficult issues, although Posner is correct in noting that she's too Utopian; Bork's approach is, "militant[t] and dogmati[c]" (p. 241). Furthermore, because Bork's views are not really derived from Original Understanding, Bork is either self deluded or simply lying. And yet Posner compares Minow to a fruitcake who seeks refuge in an imaginary world of the Stone Ages. Bork on the other hand "should have been confirmed and would have been an outstanding Justice" (p. 230, n). (Full disclosure, I've read neither book).
And yet, Posner is not really right wing, except economically. If he were to construct a "comprehensive theory of the rights that the constitution should be deemed to recognize" he tells us, he would "come out closer to [Liberal legal philosopher Ronald] Dworkin than many would expect" unless they are familiar with the full range of his writing (pp. 175-176). Posner is the true, 19th century liberal (and I mean this in the best sense of the word) - believing in a wide scope for personal freedom in the political, economic and social spheres.
In my review of `Sex and Reason' I discussed how I thought economic analysis of the law can offer us an objective way of interpreting the law that would promote social welfare. For Posner, the purpose of `Overcoming Law' is similar, but narrower and less ambitious: he wants to "nudge the judicial game a little closer to the science game" (p.8). That is, to make Judging and Jurisprudence more empirical.
Since Posner is able to apply the economic analysis of the law to such a wide array of issues, not only Commercial Law but also criminal law and the regulation of sexuality, why does he settle for such modest goals? Given the triumphs of scientific methods in other fields of inquiry (and Posner is very much pro-science), and given the emptiness of traditional, so-called "Bottom Up" legal reasoning, which Posner calls "spurious" (p. 177), why not call for the wholesale substitution of scientific for legalistic inquiry?
I'm not sure. One possibility is that Posner thinks that such a substitution is too ambitious - it can't happen given the institutional constrains on the law. Maybe - but scientific methods are not common place in most fields of inquiry, in both the social and the natural science. Why not the law?
In Posner's discussion of the Philosophy of Richard Rorty, Posner seems to accept Rorty's skeptical outlook towards science. It's a subtle thing, and I cannot hope to capture Posner's views in any nuanced form in this review. Yet perhaps the difference between my ambitious dream and Posner's cautious one is that Posner is a shade more relativistic then I am. He writes: "theories can never be shown to be true, but only to be false, or useful, or both." (p.450). One can hear echoes of the Falsification philosophy of Karl Popper in this sentence. Yet the dichotomy is false. We can never be absolutely certain that any theory is true; but we can never be absolutely certain a theory is false, either. It is always possible that something other than the theory falsifies the experiment (if we want an extreme example, a Descartesian malicious demon can be playing with our observations) similarly, we can never be absolutely certain that a theory is useful either (if for no other reason, the statement that theory x is useful is a theory also). But we can be (in legalese) certain beyond any reasonable doubt that a theory is true, or false, or useful. Just conceivably, the difference between Posner's most genteel relativism and my insecure realism is the root of the difference between our judicial philosophies.
`Overcoming Law' is a brilliant and varied book. It does assume, however, a certain amount of familiarity with Legal philosophy and practice, particularly American. The chapter in which Posner answers criticism to his `Sex and Reason' is of limited interest even to those who have read his book, and of no interest to those who haven't. Thus for the uninitiated, I would recommend `Sex and Reason' first; but for those familiar with the challenging and exciting scholarship of Judge Posner, `Overcoming Law' is a must.
Scattered Text From The Great One. .......2004-08-29
Judge Posner offers his thoughts on many topics correlating to the profession.
That's the crux of the book! Interesting insight and commentary from the Great Judge, however, the topics are scattered and often end "open-ended," leaving the reader to wonder why he chose to lecture on the topic in the first place.
For example: In the chapter "The Left-Wing History of American Legal Thought," a part of the last paragraph states: "Reactionary judges, aware that a realistic conception of the corporation was the crest of the slippery slope at the bottom of which lies my potato-chip example, resisted "modern" ideas of the corporation--and proto-legal-realists embraced those ideas for the same reason. This is the kind of story that Horwitz tells well." What?
Decide for yourself. Not bad. I rate it three stars.
Posner is overrated........2004-01-19
he's really not that bright. Go read Lon Fuller instead.
Great essays. His other books are better........2002-08-17
Another reviewer noted that this is the best intro to Posner. It probably is. The essays here touch on legal reasoning, economics, philosophy of law, sexuality and many other topics, giving the reader a 'survey' view of Posner. Most books of essays, though, have a cohesiveness that I did not detect here, which is fine, so long as the intention is ONLY to get a sampling.
I can not stress enough how phenomenal a writer Judge Posner is. The essays are both challenging and readable; contraversial yet objective. In one, Posner defends his book 'Sex and Reason' against radical feminism. In another he examines Richard Rorty and the impact that modern philosophy has on law. Perhaps the best essay is on pragmatic legal reasoning, entitled "What am I? A potted plant?'.
Besides the lack of cohesion, the biggest reason for the subtracted star is that, while Posner discusses economics, legal method and gender issues, his full length books on the subjects are better. Respectively, they are "The Economics of Justice", "The Problems of Jurisprudence" and "Sex and Reason." For the student of any one of these areas, read those first, read this after. Everyone else, start here!
Readable, even if you do not agree with the Judge.......2000-04-28
Judge Posner is in the news these days because he has served as a mediator in the Microsoft trial. He is both a public intellectual and a judge, as well as one of the leading philosophers of the movement in legal theory called "Law and Economics."
This is an admirable record, and one way the judge has built his reputation is by being a prolific and readable writer on law. Overcoming Law is one of the best summaries of his work because as a series of essays, the reader is at liberty to dip into the most interesting topics.
Understanding law and economics is a prerequisite. This is Posner's (and Ronald Coase's) idea that descriptively, judges try to maximize social wealth by allocating to claimants the results that those claimants are most willing to pay for. Prescriptively, to Posner, this is a Good Thing.
Solomon in the Bible acted in a Posnerian fashion because the "good" mother valued her child's life over her possession of the child whereas the bad mother valued her possession over the kid's life. Posner would not say that Solomon saw the abstract good and made a decision according to his conception of the abstract good (which Posner feels can be flawed.) Instead Posner would say that Solomon found a decision procedure which revealed the true values of the claimants.
This makes sense. What makes less sense is that Posner turns Marx's theories on their head, and this is rather dizzying, since Marx turned Hegel on his head. In Posner's ideal world, any atomic business transaction reveals that actor A values product or service P more than B does if B transfers that product or service at price R.
Better critics than I have pointed out that economic actors who are acting close to the bone, such that they must work or trade, or die, may not value their mininum wage more than the service they render. They may value the time highly but sacrifice it anyway as a precondition for their existence. As Kant would say, existence is not a predicate, but a precondition to having predicates. Translated to the economic sphere, existence is not a Yuppie luxury, like an SUV, nor is it a necessity like bread. It is a precondition for having either.
Posner writes, I believe, from the standpoint of the lucky American who has never had to face extinction as a consequence of the economy and this gives his thought a certain lack of heart which is also a failure to think things through.
This is most on display in Posner's essay "Hegel and Employment at Will." Here, Posner speaks directly to legal philosophers including Drucilla Cornell who have made a case, based on the thought of Hegel, for property rights to jobs. Posner's defense of employment at will (which was thought, as recently as 1980, to be an out of date theory) is based on nothing more than an empirical, and questionable, economic claim: that we enjoy higher economic growth in America as a consequence of employment at will.
This is to be misled by the numbers, for many observers of European societies (with their social welfare programs and longer vacations) have pointed out that qualitatively, the consequent higher unemployment in Europe does NOT seem to lead to a high level of misery. In Japan, during the last ten years, that country has been in deep recession, with high unemployment, but qualitative commentators have noticed that the Japanese react differently than Americans have done.
Posner tends to accept high levels of employment which result from churning in the employment market as a good thing. As a sitting judge with probable lifetime tenure, Posner does not see the disruption that results from employment at will...even to businesses themselves.
In general, Posner is a clever and readable ideologue and apologist for Reagan-era ideology. No matter what your views on these changes it is a very good idea to read Judge Posner...if only to be able to spot arguments which use his thought, and to show (as does philosopher Martha Nussbaum) that by their lack of qualitative, and even ethical, reflection, they lack the rationality they claim.
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Like poor driving, legalism is the `other guy's' problem—the idiot is always in the other car. Crosby delivers a powerful punch in this expose on legalism as he shows that is a problem for all of us. It is a silent killer and the author seeks to expose all of its treacherous tentacles. Legal and performance-based religion is the most prevalent, unrecognized, and deleterious malady affecting the individual believer and the Church universal.
Crosby exposes the philosophical and practical roots of legal, performance-based religion as well as its subtle influences. Readers will be equipped to not only recognize the problem but to avail themselves of appropriate remedies to free themselves from legalism's infectious disease.
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Avoid the subtle but deadly trap.......2005-11-29
One of the stones that many Christians stumble over is the idea that Jesus wants us to keep a set of rules. This misperception is a subtle but deadly trap by which we are so easily snared. In this book Steve Crosby does a very articulate and biblically solid job of showing that performing to make the Lord Jesus happy is not a New Testament reality. As a Christian, we can have a living relationship with Jesus, and this changes everything. Read this book to see how the New Testament clearly spells out this profound difference, and that our relationship with Jesus provides us with the keys to release from this deadly trap of striving - and the defeat that always follows (Romans 7:15).
Profound and Life Changing.......2005-09-12
Anyone who really wants to be freed from the deceptive power of leaglism and a spiritual life motivated by performance will benefit from this book. The author has researched it thoroughly by diligent study of the Scriptures, theological works, and contemporary authors. Application of the truth presented in this book can change your whole life. It has mine.
Freedom from Impossible Rules.......2005-08-01
In Silent Killers, Dr. Crosby hits home on the central issue of modern christianity - legalism. In it, he does an outstanding job of explaining the real truth of the gospel of Christ.
This book brings alive the truth of Paul's teaching; which focuses on living life in harmony with the Holy Spirit, and has nothing to do with following any set of religious rules. The leading of the Holy Spirit, and the life of Christ in you is the fulfillment of the law; and we are no longer bound to live under the weight of perfect adherence to a legal code.
We are freed from the burden of the law; and so are freed to walk joyfully in Christ - and fulfill the law from the inside - not from the outside.
A definite must read!!!
Refreshing & Liberating.......2005-07-18
In a day and age when church is becoming more and more organized and professional, a book like this one helps bring a clear, refreshing and liberating perspective. I agree with this author wholeheartedly that Jesus has come to release us from the tyranny of trying and set us free to the liberating secret of trusting. My hope is that all the folks that genuinely love the Lord but are contemplating never darkening thte doors of a local church again out of complete and utter exhaustion will some how find a copy of this book before they give up all hope. How true it is that Jesus' yoke is easy and His burden light. Thank you Dr. Crosby for reminding us all that He's already carried our burdens up to calvary and we don't need to dance to impress Him any longer. I highly recommend this book.
Bob Grimm
Walla Walla, Washington
Good for all believers, especially leaders within the church.......2005-07-11
The author does an excellent job of revealing legalism in several forms, in several places, including many "blind spots" that exist within typical church communities. This is a real eye-opener for all believers, but especially for leaders within a church who perhaps can fall prey to a performance-base mindset due to the behavior they're expected to model as leaders. Includes tools to both diagnose and rise above the legalistic/performance-based spirit. It helped me overcome my feelings of failure to live up to Christ's perfect standard and reawakened the joy I feel in my relationship with Him. An enjoyable read - combines solid theology, research, and exegesis with entertaining/illuminating analogies found in the "real world".
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