Review: Fight Fair: Winning at Conflict without Losing at Love

Fight Fair: Winning at Conflict without Losing at Love by Tim Downs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

While the primary target audience would be married couples, the principles discussed are relevant to almost every other type of relationship (those dating, good friends etc). Though the material is sometimes a little boring and repetitive (which means that the book could possibly have been even more concise with better editing), the thoroughly researched comments and suggested applications are extremely useful.

Stylistically, the layout is simply brilliant. A comic strip starts each chapter, the text is large enough for easy reading and the side column on each page is filled with interesting random information. I borrowed this book from the library and liked it so much that I ended up purchasing one to keep (as a bible school student, we have to be extremely selective in the books we choose to buy/keep otherwise we would end up with many books that we would never pick up again).

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Review: The Last Christian Generation

The Last Christian Generation by Josh McDowell
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book is intended for the "older folk" in churches who have no idea how the young postmodern millennials think. As part of the latter group, the book correctly identified the many differences between the two groups. But sadly, the apologetic arguments were few and thin. There is little likelihood of any of us buying the remedial solutions that McDowell was proposing. He could have either gone down the philosophical or the theological route, but it seems that he intends the book to be read by an audience that has receive little education in either area. I cannot recommend this book.

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