A practical and personal approach to apologetics for students. How many times has your teacher asked you a question, and you stare blankly at the ceiling, hoping to discover the answer lingering there? It's frustrating when we don't know the answers to the questions we're asked by others, but it can be even more frustrating when we don't know the answers to the questions we are asking ourselves. Have you ever asked one of these questions? * Does what I think really matter? * What is truth? * Is God there? * Has God spoken? * Am I important enough? * Am I good enough? * What's so great about heaven? If you've ever wondered about any of these questions, you've come to the right place. In Living with Questions, Dale Fincher will help you look at each of these questions in such a way that you'll discover clues, helpful tools, and answers---and what they all mean for your life and your faith. The answers you find will put you on a path to dig deeper and gain confidence in your faith. As Dale addresses the big questions that he's been asked by students across the country, you'll find that you're not alone in your doubt, confusion, or questioning. As you learn to live with questions, even the answers are only steps in the right direction. You'll find how they whet the appetite to go deeper into your purpose on this planet and to discover something big---yet very personal---that's worth living for.
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'...Dale Fincher's personal journey of reason to reach God....[A]ddresses today's questions in a captivating style useful for those who are ready for 'solid food' rather than 'milk.'' -- YouthWorker Journal <br><br> (YouthWorker Journal )
From the Back Cover
A practical and personal approach to apologetics for students. How many times has your teacher asked you a question, and you stare blankly at the ceiling, hoping to discover the answer lingering there? It’s frustrating when we don’t know the answers to the questions we’re asked by others, but it can be even more frustrating when we don’t know the answers to the questions we are asking ourselves. Have you ever asked one of these questions? • Does what I think really matter? • What is truth? • Is God there? • Has God spoken? • Am I important enough? • Am I good enough? • What’s so great about heaven? If you’ve ever wondered about any of these questions, you’ve come to the right place. In Living with Questions, Dale Fincher will help you look at each of these questions in such a way that you’ll discover clues, helpful tools, and answers—and what they all mean for your life and your faith. The answers you find will put you on a path to dig deeper and gain confidence in your faith. As Dale addresses the big questions that he’s been asked by students across the country, you’ll find that you’re not alone in your doubt, confusion, or questioning. As you learn to live with questions, even the answers are only steps in the right direction. You’ll find how they whet the appetite to go deeper into your purpose on this planet and to discover something big—yet very personal—that’s worth living for.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Dale Fincher is a gifted communicator addressing thousands every year with his clear and creative style.
Holding graduate degrees in philosophy and the performing arts, Dale loves to integrate story and imagination with common-sense for a culture that thinks with its eyes, critically slicing through the ideas of the day with a passion that penetrates the heart and stirs the mind. His singular vision is to equip individuals and communities to speak into the larger conversation of what it means to be appropriately human, including themes of purpose and meaning, gender, sensible faith, and integrating Jesus into the rhythms of everyday life.
Because of his style, Dale enjoys speaking to a variety of audiences from teens to adults and is sometimes found reading stories and discussing meanings in the writings of C. S. Lewis as well as dramatically presenting Scripture at conferences and churches.
His first book, Living with Questions (Zondervan, 2007), conversationally and personally addresses questions student surveys identify as some of their most important in life.
As co-founder of Soulation (www.soulation.org), Dale and his wife, Jonalyn, frequently travel and speak as a husband/wife team. And when not on the road, his ongoing reflections can be found at his blog (www.dalefincher.com).
Dale recently moved to Steamboat, Colorado, which he says reminds him a lot of Narnia. He enjoys flyfishing and hiking the hills with his wife and three corgis.
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Living with Questions is a book that anyone can read, not just for the student but the adults as well. This book that Dale wrote is great for people on all walks of life and looking for more reasonable evidence in the Christian faith. For those who are not interested in Christianity it's a good starting place for them to begin to see how to research on their life journey. Dale is able to present the information in a simplistic way so that anyone can understand, yet not insult their intelligence by thinking that they would not be able to "get it" and using the proper terminology so if they want to dig deeper they have an easier starting point, because they know what they are studying. I encourage anyone to pick up this book, read it, and pass it onto others. As I read I kept thinking to myself how I loved how Dale kept the book interactive. The questions at the end, where the students are challenged to think, write, share, and then have discussions with their peers is a great way to end each chapter! Dale did a great job at trying to keep them engaged, really work with the ideas presented using their critical thinking skills!
This is a great book for senior's in high school going to college. I got serious about apologetics about that time because I knew that I needed to be able to defend what I believe. I am now a senior in college and I wish I had this book four years ago! It took me a while to get use to the book because of the unique style, but it doesn't disappoint. I've studied Lewis, Chesterton, Schaeffer, Plantinga, Zacharias, Craig, Moreland, and so on and I found "Living with Questions" to have all the basic questions answered, or at least better explained, with great style and compassion that really hits home with the student better than the above list. Now I know Fincher has these men above to thank for a lot of his thoughts, but he has a great understanding of how to connect to the student, which the men above can't do because of their approach to apologetics, their lack of experience with younger circles, or they're dead and unable to hit the nerve of this generation as well. He has the foundation of these great apologists and thinkers, but is able to translate these truths to the younger generation better than any of these men I have studied. And that is exactly why he wrote this book. This does not mean that he is merely copying everyone else, far from that! He is one of the most original and unique apologist I've studied. His answers are fresh and any student of apologetics will be revlitalized through this book. The best chapters were "What is truth?", "has God spoken?", "Am I valuable?", and 'What's so good about heaven?". Read it and you'll enjoy it, learn more, and gain a peace in facing questions.
I grew up in a culture that did not allow me to ask the questions that Fincher tackles--either I was shamed for doubting or given a half-assed answer. I love that he tackles questions head on and with honesty. It's written for high school age students, but I think this is a very valuable resource beyond that as well.
After rereading this book I had to change my opinion. It talks about the 5 ways of knowing reality and love and God, but the logic falls apart. The logic is "God is love, love requires more than 1 person, therefore the Trinitarian God is correct." However, the idea that "God is love, love requires more than 1 person" could just as easily support the pagan idea of dual gods, an idea that of course the author does not touch upon. Also, I felt that there was a lot of emotion wrenching with the talk of "The Wild" and "Home." I prefer books about truth to focus more on logos than pathos. Sorry.
