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Da Vinci Antidote

I've yet to read the full book (but i've read the condense version), and i've seen 3/4 of the movie (something happened somewhere in the 2nd quarter *sigh*). Dan Brown's style of writing has captivated me, and naturally i enjoyed the book more than the movie. I enjoyed it just as a story and not as factual work.  After reading the condense version of the book, i knew the 'facts' in the books were worthy of laughter. When people ask me what do i think about the book, i would say "it is a work of fiction, but much of the storyline includes actual figures and places". Let's just say someone wrote "Adolf Hitler did not commit suicide after World War 2. Till this day, he is being hid in Germany". There may be a possibility to that claim, but do we concrete proofs to point to that? Similarly, there are possibilities to the claims of the book, but proof have proven otherwise, and the orthodox beliefs of Christianity still stand to the scrutiny.

Anyway, i recently read two books refuting or rather setting straight the information presented as 'factual-fiction' in the 'Da Vinci Code'. One is entitled "The Da Vinci Deception" (by Ted Sri), while the other is "A quest for answers - The Da Vinci Code" (By Josh McDowell). I enjoyed the former more - which was presented in a Q&A format, while the latter was written as a dialogue between 3 fictitious people discussing the issues in the book. Oh ya, i'm supposed to lend them to Lionel Goh!

What's so amazing about grace?

I just completed reading the book "what's so amazing about grace" by Philip Yancey. It's my first time reading a book by him. Basically, his book is a call to Christians to be more Christlike - how? By showing mercy and compassion, not being judgemental. He gave a lot of stories - both personal and examples - to demonstrate his point that as Christians, we are not suppose to be the 'moral police' (enforcing this and that and condemning ppl), but a people who recognize themselves in front of a holy God as sinners and in need of grace, and that others around likewise. His points really struck my heart - especially how Christians can so easily be 'condemners' rather than become a reflection of the Father's mercy. Bottom line, do we really actually put into practice "To hate the sin, but to LOVE the SINNER"? Too often, as though by default, we hate the sinner as well. Where's grace then? The amazing thing about grace is this - God loves everyone no matter who they are. We are all "very thirsty" for this grace. So as Christians, we should not be a stumbling block to others who are in search of this grace, Rather, we should be the ones who can attract people to this great love of God :)

"What's so amazing about grace?" is a book i'd recommend to read :)

"Oh Lord Jesus, help me to be like you - slow to judging, but quick in mercy. Amen"

Currently reading...

Currently reading these books.....

=Sheena lent me a book by Philip Yancey - "What's so amazing about grace?" still reading it, and so far what's most striking is the fact how 'ungrace' (that's what he wrote) we Christians can be at times...

=I bought a book from Belle's bookstore by Nicky Gumbel - "Questions of Life". The way he presents Jesus is very down-to-earth, that He is the answer to our life's questions.

I know i have this bad habit of reading 'so many' books at one go.... talk about 'multiple-reading-disorder' :P

ps. also reading another book regarding Catholic apologetics, err, forgot the name. But i think it's by Dave Amstrong, a convert from Fundamentalism to Catholicism.