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Summary: More of Hagee's diamonds for daily living!
Review: An excellent resource for those living for the LORD. The wisdom given in this book is gold (when combined with the KJ Bible)!
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Summary: Clanging Cymbals
Review: I have not read a Christian self-help book in years. But I had to read this one to see if anything has changed, and it has not. After reading this book my problems isn't so much with the advice given, it is how it was delivered. About watching your thoughts, trusting in God, and the power of prayer. Those are all great things to be implemented in one's daily life. But John Hagee does it in a manipulative manner, hence the title of the book. The writing lacks compassion and understanding. In its place are demands, injunctions, and examples of "Godly virtue" that is coupled with the dire consequences if you do not do as he says. If people were to talk to me in the way in which he writes, I would feel awfully manipulated and controlled. The point is that he paints a picture of what a Godly person is and does, but he does that from a persecuting position (persecutor). We are made to feel like we're the "bad guy" if we do not agree with him or do as he says. That puts us feeling guilty (victim role). So to ease our guilt, and not wanting to feel like the "bad guy," we adjust our behavior (rescuer). That is a classic example of the Drama Triangle. Read some books on Transactional Analysis. This type of game goes on day after day in people's arguments and in the pulpit of most fundamentalist churches. At best it is controlling, and at worst, it is a very sick game. A game I don't think God plays. I don't know about you, but God is very compassionate and patient with me as I go through life. I slip, I make mistakes, and somehow, by the grace of God, I grow. John writes as if God is angry, impatient, and judgmental. I have learned that 90% of what people say is projection. So maybe God isn't angry, impatient and judgmental, but John Hagee is. Much of the good advice in here is something a competent therapist would say but without the guilt and the shame. If you are looking for solace with some difficulties in your life, find someone with compassion, and not a waging finger. There are many books that demonstrate the compassion of God.
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Summary: Please don't support this man
Review: John Hagee is one of the most hostile preachers on tv today. He's EXTREMELY judgmental, even when we are told in the Bible not to judge others. He's completely homophobic, and he's spreading hatered, and uses the book of love to justify his beliefs. If you want to learn of a loving and unconditional God, I recommend the Conversations with God books. Let us all learn to accept ourselves, and love and accept others for who they are.
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Summary: Great applications for the Christian reader
Review: This short-chapter book has many applications that will strengthen your Christian walk. It also clears up misunderstandings you may have. Don't pass up on this one!
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