This course is a perfect way for homeschooled students to learn all about engine repair. My son enjoyed and enthusiastically participated in each lesson.
When I heard him voluntarily say “this
is how I will organize” as he described
the recommended method for storing
bolts removed from the engine using
cardboard and labels, I was completely
won over. He was able to show me what
he learned including the appropriate
terms as he demonstrated each lesson
to me using his tool set and engine. I
recommend this course and would
personally purchase additional courses
prepared by this company because of
the scope of the material covered. This
method of learning is effective!
The CRANKIN Engines website has
additional information both for students and for instructors.
—Product review by Jennifer Miller
Teaching Others to Defend
Christianity: What Every
Christian Should Know
Cathryn S. Buse
CrossLink Publishing
1.888.697.4851
www.crosslinkpublishing.com
Does God really exist? If so, does He
care about what happens in our world?
These questions and more are ones that
most people will face at some point
in their life, whether introspectively
investigating their own thoughts, or
defending their faith and beliefs to an-
other. As Christians, how prepared are
we to explain the essence of our faith? It
is not enough to just say that we believe
in God without furthering explaining
the basis for that belief. Especially for
parents, passing on the heritage of our
faith to our children requires arming
our children with the tools and un-
derstanding necessary to embrace that
faith as their own as they head out into
this world.
Author Cathryn S. Buse has written a
fascinating 172-page book that simply
and logically unravels complicated scientific evidence into six manageable lessons, not only giving evidence of a Divine
Creator, but also analytically deciphering
why a person should believe in Him and
know Him personally. I was so impressed
not only by the accurate scientific facts—
Buse explained DNA replication in a way
that even a layman could understand
—but also the analytical and logical approach to the entire study.
Following her own firsthand experiences where Cathryn Buse was challenged as a scientist and Christian to
defend her faith, she began developing
an interest in helping ‘thinking people’
to learn how to combat secular scientific
dogma with Biblically centered scientific understanding. Buse is well qualified to do so, having worked as a NASA
engineer for over ten years. Working in
a scientific field with many intellectual
giants allowed her to encounter a great
deal of skepticism towards God, the
Bible, and Christianity. She became burdened to not only reach her peers, but
also to equip young people who would
follow a similar career path.
Teachers or parents who use this
book in a classroom setting can easily
transpose the material into lessons for
high school or adult students. Though
the material is exceptionally complex,
Buse lays it out in a logical fashion,
explaining concepts in simple terms,
and illustrating with diagrams for further understanding. Buse also suggests
challenging an atheist friend to read
the book as an objective study. The
material is designed in such a way that
even an inquisitive non-believer could
systematically read their way through
the book and come to know Christ. The
first half of the book lays the groundwork for the existence of God, and
the second half compares various religions to enable the reader to determine
which one is the correct path.
I found this book both challenging
and necessary. Challenging because it
is not simple reading – it causes you to
think and logically decipher answers to
the questions asked at the end of each
chapter. Necessary because our culture
is becoming increasingly secular, and
our paths will cross with many people
who either don’t believe God exists or
don’t understand the place He has in
their life. It is imperative, if we are to
live out our duty to the Great Commission, to be equipped to “give an answer
to every man” that asks us about our
Christianity and our faith.
As a mother to two daughters who
are enrolled in Science programs at a
secular college, this book is one of the
finest tools I have encountered to enable them to defend their faith. Even if
they are not outspoken in class, it is important to me that their inner thoughts
are not shaken to the core by what they
are taught in the classroom. I am so
thankful for the presentation of truth in
this book in a way they can understand
and integrate into their own world
view. I feel it has strengthened their resolve while helping them to understand
the Biblical basis for the scientific facts
they are studying. I highly recommend
this book to all Christians who have an
interest in owning their faith, and sharing it with others, but I think this book
is critical for a Christian young person
to read before entering a Science program at the college level.
Teaching Others to Defend Christianity is currently available on the CrossLink Publishing website for $11.97.
—Product review by Erica Beyea
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