Conversations with God for Teens

First off, I am writing this so that people who are reading these reviews will not be scared away by the reviews of people who choose to bash it on the basis that it is not Christianity. No, it is not, and it doesn't claim to be. Not everyone worships the same and not everyone is religious, nor do Christians have a trademark on God, which, by the looks of these reviews, they seem to believe that they do. Speaking as a Christian, I can only urge any one to have an open mind when reading this book, or any other in the Conversations with God series. It helps us take a look at the old, antiquated, tribal images and beliefs that we hold about God, and to put aside what we have been taught is right, and then LEARN it for ourselves. You may go back to what you believed before or you may walk away changed. This book brings GOD closer to the teens who read it and asks them to really think about the choices that they make and why. Some people may be upset that he isn't bashing you over the head with fire and brimstone, spouting scripture, but you can't see that that is NOT THE POINT. The point is that God is everyone's God, and everyone of all faiths and traditions are supposed to be able to read this is and feel included.

This series of books has changed my life so profoundly and matured me at such a young critical stage that reading these reviews strikes me as shocking to remember how many people still live with the ideas of sin, judgment, and fear perpetuated by religious institutions. Let your teenagers decide for themselves with this book. If they are ready to consciously evolve, you won't be giving them free reign to terrorize their lives. You'll be giving them the greatest blessing you possibly could - a path to true happiness. I disavowed myself from the Bible years ago because the judgment, idea of sin, the materialism and greed in my Christian church, and the fear masked in the language of love no longer served my personal growth. Yet my own Mother (a devout Catholic) to this day claims that I live the Gospel more than anyone else she knows - so don't go passing your judgments on me with your Satanic names like you have Mr. Walsch. We are going through the greatest evolutionary transition our society has ever known. Many old economic, government, and religious paradigms and institutions will be replaced by new ones with a much larger vision of inclusion of all peoples, plants, and animals. Many people living in the old paradigm will feel threatened (as evidenced by this list of reviews). But the book's message isn't even anti-Christian. Yes, many of the rules created by the Church are dismissed as no longer serving where we want to go. But Jesus becomes a model to strive toward. He lived as we all could, and I love him much more now than when I was in the church.While many reviewers have said this book will lead to selfishness and immorality because there is no idea of an external "God" looking down with judgment, they misunderstand it. The whole point of this book is to provide a popular medium that gives people the okay to express their own free will and realize who they really are - the very founding principles of this American experiment in freedom. As a result, I have never felt closer to all of life, with a truly deep sense of love for all creation and have found a career that allows me to serve that larger civilization while serving myself. It's because I chose this path internally, and it wasn't forced upon me through an external dogma. Trust your teenagers with this book. IF if speaks to them (it may not), they'll find their own path to higher consciousness. (please don't just say this review wasn't helpful just because you disagree with it - it only proves my point). :)

I was surprised to read these reviews after reading the book. This obviously isn't Converstaions With the Bible, and was never claimed to be a Christian book. I wonder why so many are offended at their view of "un-Christianness."While at first glance, the God (or God character) of this book looks as if He lets you do everything and anything, you see that it isn't quite so upon deeper reading. He does ask one to look at personal motiviations and if the thing one is wanting to do REALLY the thing that is wanted. It may make some teens think twice and I could see where it would make others avoid sex and drugs.It is a shame that just because something does not fit the way we were taught that it somehow becomes "wrong."

I had read this great book several months ago when it first came out. While I loved the book I didn't really feel it neccessary to write a review....until I happened to read several other reviews for this book. I am of course referring to the horrible bashing it receives from the logicless, brainwashed, ultra-conservative right-wing Bible Bangers. Being a Bible Banger is a little like being a heroine addict; your detached from reality, can't hear anything anyone else is saying, and are absolutely in denial that you are an addict. In either case, I am "flat out disgusted." If you fit into this category then check out An Encounter with a Prophet. First off, there is absolutely no reason to post two reviews for the same book that say the exact same thing. No one's opinion of any book is worth being said twice. Generally people get the idea. Also, a review is simply to state your opinion of a book and the reasons you either like/or don't like the book. I do NOT need anyone to suggest the exact passages of the Bible for me to read. Conversations with God is a fantastic book of truth for teens and adults alike. It talks frankly about all topics of life: love, death, society, and sex. I have interpreted the book to be very comforting, calming, and reassuring about the world we live in. It is from my experience that most teens are extremely turned off by ideas like judgement, fire and brimstone, hell, Satan, and discipline. This book presents visions of a God that is loving, caring, calming, concerned, and intimately connected with every human being. If that bothers you greatly than so be it.

and even some things that you did not think to ask about..If you had an opportunity to ask god anything, what would you ask? Well this book invites teens all over the world to do just that and the answers will amaze you..or at least give you something to think about. Then there is also the fact that you notice that you are so normal.. teens all over experiencing the same problems as you, could it be that we are one?This is a quick, easy read, with real sound reasons to have hope, empowers teens as the creators in thier own lives. This book also offers many connecting resources, including gay issues and a teen website. This book could change your life.