Superb! This explanation of God's world makes more sense than any I have ever read. ( )

An amazing book! It was recommended by a friend, and so I thought I would read it to see if it would give me any new insights into the age-old questions about the purpose of life etc. I didn't really know what to expect, but it blew me away! It's a conversation between an ordinary man called Neale Donald Walsch (with a lot of problems in his life) and God (you may not accept that it's 'God' talking, but then that's up to you) and it's written in a very easy to read style. From the first page it had me riveted and I couldn't put it down. You learn about the importance of trusting your feelings, expressing appreciation, how all human feelings are rooted in either fear or love and that we have been taught to live in fear. As it says in the book 'precious little is said about the glory of the most loving', but an awful lot is said in our society about being 'better', 'stronger' and 'cleverer' than others. Fear motivates us to be this, because we don't want to be considered failures. All the big questions are answered: why are we here? Why is there evil in the world? Is there sin? Is there a hell? If so, what is it? Why do things happen as they do? What happens when you die? How can I have successful relationships? Is having a lot of money a bad thing? And inbetween times there's also humour, because we're told that God has a great sense of humour!

So many of my questions were answered in a totally new way (going to church or reading the Bible had never given me answers like these) and not only did they make sense to me, they were also liberating! If you're remotely curious about any of the above questions, then I would encourage you to read this book and decide for yourself whether the answers are for you or not. ( )

A book that changed my lives. ( )

from back cover: "Within months of the release of Conversations with God, Book 1, informal study groups began forming spontaneously among people who had read the material and wanted to delve into it further. Most people sought more than a better understanding of its wisdom -- they sought to experience it so that the truths in the book could be rendered functional in their daily lives. Hundreds of people wrote letters to [the author] . . . asking if there were any plans to produce a guidebook which might lead them through this process. This document is Neale's response to those requests."

from the Introduction: "This book addresses most, if not all, of the questions we have ever asked about life and love, purpose and function, people and relationships, good and evil, guilt and sin, forgiveness and redemption, the path to God and the road to hell . . . everything. It directly discusses sex, power, money, children, marriage, divorce, life work, health, the hereafter, the before-now . . . everything. It explores war and peace, knowing and not knowing, giving and taking, joy and sorrow. It looks at the concrete and the abstract, the visible and the invisible, the truth and the untruth. You could say that this book is 'God's latest word on things,' although some people might have a little trouble with that, particulary if they think that God stopped talking 2,000 years ago . . . The truth is, God talks to everybody. The good and the bad. The saint and the scoundrel. And certainly all of us in between."