10 QUESTIONS EVERY TEEN SHOULD ASK (AND ANSWER) ABOUT CHRISTIANITY

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10 QUESTIONS EVERY TEEN SHOULD ASK (AND ANSWER) ABOUT CHRISTIANITY by Rebecca McLaughlin

Rebecca McLaughlin doesn't shy away from the hard stuff that teens are questioning these days. She chooses 10 of the questions that are often debated where secular culture thinks Christianity falls flat on its face and answers them in a logical, well thought out method that we all can appreciate. Questions like "Isn't Christianity against Diversity, Can Jesus Be True for You but Not For Me, Hasn't Science Disproved Christianity, and Why Can't We Just Agree That Love is Love?" are covered. Like I said, the hard stuff.

McLaughlin has a great way of making in-roads with teens. She uses familiar books and movies as quotes in each of her chapters. References to Harry Potter, Moana, Frozen, Lord of the Rings, Wreck-It Ralph are relatable and familiar to this generation.

McLaughlin doesn't hide away at all. She admits to same sex attraction feelings from a young age. However, she chose to trust that Jesus' love was "better than the love any woman could give me." Today she is married to a wonderful man with two children. She says that there is a piece of her that still desires a relationship with a woman, but she gives that part over to Jesus with the claim that we all have unfulfilled longings that we say no to in order to say yes to Christ.

This is a great book to sit down and go through together with your teen or each of you read separately and then sit down and have a discussion. It's one that may open doors to what your teen has already dealt with, is currently dealing with, or will be dealing with in our culture today. It may begin to allow communication to flow more easily between you about difficult topics.

HEADS UP- She is a Harry Potter fan which will bother some. References are short. As stated above, Rebecca McLaughlin is same sex attracted but has chosen to marry a man and have children. The one area that I disagree with her on is her short section on the origin of the earth. She believes the origin began with a "big bang." The chapter is dedicated to Christianity is Science, and this is just a small part of it.