Asking Pepper and Jake to read a book over the summer is not always an easy task. Now, if they pick the book themselves that is one thing, but they do not want their “teacher” assigning more required reading over the summer. They actually did a little moaning when I asked them to read a book for me to review, but once they discovered how intriguing the book turned out to be they were completely on board.
About the book:
Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door gives teens answers that make sense, even for the toughest of questions. Internationally known defender of the faith Josh McDowell and co-author Bob Hostetler offer clarity laced with humor to expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life to show how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason. Teens will be better equipped to stick with their faith as they begin to understand why they believe and why it’s important to make a lifetime commitment to Christ and the church.
Our Review:
Over our 9 years of homeschooling, Pepper, Jake and I have gone through several books together. We enjoyed the simplistic style of Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door because of it’s easy-flowing structure. Each chapter was a short 3-5 pages of great information followed by “Brain Food” to get the youth engaged and digging deeper. The “Brain Food” section of each chapter makes you dive into the Word and explore scriptures that relate back to the topic at hand. Hard questions are asked and get the teen thinking and learning how to rely on God’s Word in life’s situations.
I cannot wait to continue to work through the chapters of the book as we begin our 10th year homeschooling next week. Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door is a magnificent tool for understand why we believe what we believe. It is normal for a youth to begin to ask why we have faith in a God we have never seen or to begin to question the Bible as a viable source of information. The world we live in asks these questions daily. Reading and working through the book, myths are explored and questions are asked. My favorite chapter explained how people say the Bible has been changed through generations much like a sentence goes through changes in the game of Telephone {we LOVE that game by the way}! It explains the strict rules that were adhered to in copying of the original scrolls onto the new ones and how the letters could not overlap and the distance between was “measured by a single hair or thread.” I had never heard that before and found it quite interesting! So many truths can be found within the chapters and the direct correlation to Bible scriptures made it an amazing resource for youths in our opinion.
About Josh and Bob:
Josh McDowell wrote the international best-selling apologetics references Evidence That Demands a Verdict and over 120 other books. He travels and speaks with Campus Crusade for Christ.
Bob Hostetler is an award-winning and best-selling writer, editor, pastor, and speaker. His books include Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door and The Bone Box.
To celebrate the release of their new book, Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler have teamed up with their publisher,Thomas Nelson, to give away a brand new KINDLE!
Don’t Check Your Brains At the Door
One “brainy” winner will receive a Kindle prize package worth over $150.00:
- A Brand New KINDLE with Wi-Fi and Pearl Ink Screen
- Don’t Check Your Brains At the Door by Josh McDowell & Bob Hostetler (for KINDLE)
A perfect back-to-school prize package! To enter just click one of the icons below. Hurry! The giveaway ends August 18th. Winner will be announced on the evening of the 18th during the Don’t Check Your Brains At the Door Facebook Party! The authors will be chatting with guests, answering questions on “knowing what you believe and why” {it’s okay if you haven’t read the book – who knows, you might WIN a copy!}, testing your trivia skills, and giving away tons of great stuff! {Gift certificates, books, and more!}
Bring your friends and join the fun on August 18th at 5:00 pm PST {6pm MDT, 7pm CDT, & 8pm EDT.}
*Disclosure: I received a copy of the book Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door from Litfuse for the purpose of my honest review. No other compensation was given. All opinions are 100% my own.
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