Dateable: Are You? Are They?

Today I am doing the blog a little differently. I am the one who usually writes the book review however, I came across a 16 year old young lady who had done a review on the book Dateable: Are you? Are they? by Justin Lookadoo and Hayley DiMarco, and I thought what better way to get a point of view for the readers then from someone who is right there; ready to date, or about to be ready. Once you finish reading the insight on this book from this wonderful young woman check out Justin Lookadoo's Dateable Quiz.

Rachel Burton according to her blog profile is a Jesus Freak, a musician, a bookworm, and is in love with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! I read her review on her mother's blog, and with their permission I am sharing it with you here.

"A lot of what you read in these pages you’re not going to like,” Justin says. But it’s not about you.”

That is in the preface (or “the thing before the thing,” as the author puts it) for Dateable written by Justin Lookadoo (and a few insights from Hayley DiMarco), a book teaching both male and female teens how to date healthfully and in the way that God designed. However, Dateable is not written in a way to make it sound like an adult preaching to teens. Justin, formerly an award-winning probation officer, makes you feel like you’re just talking to another teenage guy. Yes, he is blunt. Yes, he speaks the truth with no mercy. Yes, he tells you what you don’t want to hear. But in the end he wraps it up with love, he’s funny, and he knows exactly what teens (both male and female) think during the dating process. Plus, he doodles all over the pages - another thing to make him seem just like your average teen guy. While I have not yet started dating, Dateable has already helped me a lot by teaching me what the opposite sex really thinks during certain situations (being a guy himself, Justin speaks from experience), and even why I, as a girl, think some of the things I do. It taught me situations to be wary of, how to have fun on dates without the temptation, and most importantly to realize that God is above all things, even your boyfriend or girlfriend. He is the One that should be getting more of your passion and love, not put on the back burner for your partner. In short, all teens will be able to relate to this book, whether they are dating or not. Justin’s points are head-on and any teen, no matter who he or she is, will be able to learn from this book. As a teen myself, I highly recommend it."


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Questions and Anwers on Spiritual Gifts By Howard Carter

As I picked up this worn and tattered book I wondered about the way it was laid out. It is a question and answer format from Hamsptead Bible School in London, England where they had a stenographer record all the days happenings. You are reading the questions asked in the lecture hall that day and the answers given. With that said I was completely surprised at how well the content was covered. As a child of God I know the Bible tells us of our promises given to us by God. So as I read the questions asked and the replies, I was greatly enlighten to truths spoken about the Word, and the misleadings that I myself had had.

Though ideally I like to interview the author of the books reviewed here; that would be impossible since this book was written by Howard Carter years ago. Mr Carter during the First World War began a 30 year study on the gifts of the Holy Spirit as presented to us in 1 Corinthians 12. He was perplexed that there was so little teaching available on the subject which the apostle Paul instructed us in1 Corinthians 12:1 "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant."

Mr Carter pioneered a quest for revelation of this supernatural subject and was regarded as an authority on the gifts of the Spirit. I would love to be able to have a conversation with him today, because we as children of God still do not walk in all that has already been given to us according to the Word of God.

Here is an excerpt from the introduction of the book "Questions & Answers on Spiritual Gifts"

"The importance of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to the essential functions of the Church of Jesus Christ cannot be over-estimated. Without them, the Church lacks the spiritual equipment outlined in the first Epistle to the Corinthians Chapter 12, which is so necessary for an aggressive conflict with the powers of darkness.... The Lord Jesus said; "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also." John 14:12. He also promised: " Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you." Acts 1:8 . But if we ignore the Gifts of the Holy Spirit we despise the heritage which is granted to us in Christ, and forget what the apostle Paul exhorted in 1 Corinthians 12, verse 1."

I give this book 4 stars and consider it a must read by all Christians.



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Welcome

Welcome to the Christian Book Reviews Blog. Let me introduce myself for all of you who have not met me. My name is Sandra Hersey and I am a Minister, Christian Life Coach for Women, Author, and Speaker.

I have been writing an inspirational blog for the past 2 1/2 years and felt as if I should have an additional blog to write reviews on Christian books I have read. My hope is to be able to have some interviews as well with the authors of the books I write about.

Being I am a Minister and Christian Life Coach for Women I am forever referring books to people to read, this way people can read about books and see what the author has to say about them.

If you are a Christian author and would like me to read your book and write about it, please contact me, I would love to hear from you!

This blog will not have the daily information posted to it as my daily blog does because I will be reading the books I write about. However, please feel free to visit my daily blog for daily inspiration.