Book Review: "A Conversation with God" by Alton Gansky

The subtitle to this book is "If You Could Ask God Any Question.  What Would It Be?"  I think this subtitle really gives a good idea of what the book is like inside.  It is a question and answer session with God, Jesus, & other prominent people from the Bible.

The questions included in the book are broken into ten sections.  The sections are God, Bible, The Future, Pain & Suffering, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Heaven and Hell, Humanity, Christian Living, & Today's World.  As you can see, they are very good topics of discussion.  I feel like they hit upon all of the most common questions people have about Christianity.

The questions are answered in a conversational tone.  I've read some complaints that they don't quote scripture in the answers.  I didn't think that was a problem.  All of the scriptures used for reference are noted and then listed in the back of the book.  I think that if someone has a question it is best to answer in "real words" first and then back it up with scripture.  Sometimes it makes it more understandable that way.

I really enjoyed this book.  I like that I can just flip it open to any one question and read the response quickly.  They are short, one or two pages, and to the point.  I also like how they give more than one persons answer to a lot of the questions.  You may have it answered by God, Jesus, and Paul or some other combination.  It gives the answers more of an authentic feel.  Of course, these are fictionalized answers based on scripture.  After reading the responses, it is always good to follow-up with prayer, scripture reading, and contemplation.

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