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Coffee Shop Conversations: Making The Most Of Spiritual Small Talk (2010)

by Dale Fincher(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0310318874 (ISBN13: 9780310318873)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: Pleasantly surprised by this book (picked up as a free e-book). Coffee-Shop Conversations is a good book about loving your neighbor and talking to them about things that matter. It is a conversational book of apologetics and evangelism that encourages good questions and offers thoughtful responses, holding up Jesus and his work and not getting snagged in the thickets of so many minor points that obsess American evangelical culture. Engaging and it quotes from authors I respect. It does sometimes seem to be slanted towards the recovering fundamentalist, but that is not the entire tone, and perfectly explicable knowing the author's backgrounds.
review 2: Another book that I can't whole-heartily endorse but did enjoy. They talk a lot about sharing Christ and ... morelistening and building understanding. Much of this was very good and filled with great insight. I love their sensitivity to people and the fact that they are not afraid to mix it up with unbelievers and those of other faiths as well as those within the Christian family who may have different views, but, again, I'm not sure I agree with their take on the issue of homosexuality and the reality of hell. They indicate that they see problems with homosexuality but never, in my mind, stand behind the scriptures. Also, not sure of their view on Hell. The seem to leave room for a diversity of opinion on the issue while perhaps believing in a literal Hell. Now, again, having said that; I did enjoy a lot of the book and learned a lot from it and like their open approach to others. I'm willing to bend in some areas but when the scriptures are clear, we've got to stand with the scriptures. less

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