The Reading Room

Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong
By John MacArthur
Harvest House Publishers
Retail price $14.99
Amazon Price: $10.19


Book description:
John MacArthur, along with the leadership team at Grace Community Church, where John has been the pastor for over 40 years, addresses one of the greatest challenges facing all believers: the powerful influence of secular culture on their hearts and minds. When it comes to every issue imaginable, Christians face a constant barrage of unbiblical worldviews, making it very difficult to know what they should think or where they should stand.
This book will equip believers with a biblical perspective on today’s most talked–about issues—enabling them to see the controversies and concerns of this world through God’s eyes. The subjects include:

~in vitro fertilization
~the cult of celebrity entertainment
~political activism
~environmentalism
~radical terrorism
~the economy
~disasters and epidemics
~God and the problem of evil
~homosexual marriage

Also included is a topical guide to Bible verses that speak to contemporary issues, arming readers with right thinking and biblical responses to challenging questions.

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The Reading Room Review

First off, I have to say I'm a huge fan of John MacArthur. I began listening to his teaching on the radio over 20 years ago when I first became a Christian. Much of my theology was learned faithfully listening to his sermon series. I don't always agree with what he says, but one thing Dr. MacArthur stresses is for the individual to study and search out the Bible for themselves.

With that said, I think this book is a wonderful resource for pastors and church leaders, including Sunday School teachers or small group leaders. It addresses various social issues from a biblical perspective and helps the reader to look at contemporary issues from a Christian worldview.

For such a wide range of topics, it is a rather small book, so each topic is given only a general overview, but enough info to spur the reader on to deeper research if their interest is piqued.

I think this is a much needed book in a culture that lives in the gray, and nothing is black and white. I highly recommend it.