A Must Read . . .

Recently I read and wrote a post on Infidel.  After that I read In the Land of Blue Burqas as well as The Costly Call and Unveiling Islam ... each one adding to the burden I have for those trapped in Islam.  That was last month's reading.

Today I began reading a book on bio-ethics that is a must read for teens, college students, and adults.  It is called How to Be a Christian in a Brave New World and it's co-authored by Joni Eareckson Tada and Nigel M. de S. Cameron.  Containing 12 chapters, this book is also perfect to use in a 12 week co-op!

Each year at Summit students are introduced to the importance of  understanding bio-ethical issues by John Stonestreet.  This book is a great follow-up to that introduction!

The rapidly approaching advances in technology should cause a Christian to ask many questions regarding bio-ethics.  One does not have to be a rocket scientist to understand these issues as they relate to scriptural admonitions, but the lines drawn are not always as black and white as we would like them to be, especially when facts are slanted by the media or when issues are given nick-names that make them sound appealing (i.e. mercy killing, family balance).

Joni Eareckson Tada is the longest living quadriplegic and if anyone can relate to these hard issues, Joni can. In the book's introduction she says of Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron, "...Nigel has been an invaluable advisor in helping me to navigate the bizarre new world of biotechnology and the questions it raises about cloning, assisted suicide, infertility treatments, and strange new methods of medical research."

You can order a copy of the book here ....