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Winners of the Terrestria Chronicles Contest!

12:44 AM, Sep. 25, 2007

Another great contest comes to a close. I am once again thrilled and amazed at the response to one of these contests. Thank you to those who entered and pasted the contest paragraph on their blogs and websites. It really does help!

Of course we can't close a contest without thanking the sponsor. Dunlop Ministires has offered a fantastic prize for 8 soon to be blessed winners!

As always we go over, once again, what the prize will be, just in case you are new here and to late to enter the contest.

The seven-title Terrestria Chronicles allegory series was written with a three-fold purpose: to honor Jesus Christ as King, to challenge young readers to love and serve Him, and to teach them to guard their hearts for Him. This young adult series is ideal for family devotions, classroom use, or personal enjoyment.

CLICK HERE to read more about this wonderful new series!

Remember - Two winners will win the complete set of books and six winners will receive the first book in the series. Here we go! All winners are chosen at random.

6 winners of the first book in the series are:
momwith3kids
Robin
ElCloud
KristenS
Bernice
Missy

2 winners of the entire Terrestria Chronicle set are:
Kristie
mrsmomma

Congratulations all of you! Do us a favor and after you receive your prize and have read it/them, come back here and leave us a review!

Be sure to keep your eyes glued here to the Porch for the next great contest! Golly this is fun!

Tia Linschied
Senior Editor of HSB

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6:12 AM, Sep. 25, 2007, posted by Sawickis

I am super excited to be the winner of this prize.
Thank you,
*Kristie*

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8:05 AM, Sep. 25, 2007, posted by FoggyMountainFarm

Congrats to all the winners!

Squeeeeeeeeeel!!!!

2:33 PM, Sep. 25, 2007, posted by Anonymous

I'm so excited!!! Thank you so much! Looking forward to reading these with my daughter.

-Heather @ MrsMomma
http://mrsmomma.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

5:52 PM, Sep. 25, 2007, posted by Jennifer

I can't believe that I won! I await the arrival of the book. I'll definitely give a review.

The Sword, the Ring, & The Parchment by Ed Dunlop

1:58 AM, Oct. 17, 2007, posted by smokeybutter

Hello. I'm Missy, and I'm so thrilled to have won this book, so thank you so much for this contest. I completed the book a day or so ago, and wanted to share my thoughts on it as was requested. I'll begin by telling you a little about myself. I'm a mother of 3 children who range in age from 8 - 11, and this is our 6th year of homeschooling. I am always looking for good books for family read-a-louds or for the kids to read on their own. I want their reading to keep them interested, be morally pure, God honoring, and educational at the same time. As you know books that meet these standards are very difficult to find. I'm always looking for great books, but our local library doesn't have much to offer that would meet my requirements. When I came across this contest I was a little hesitant. I wouldn't have normally entered for this particular prize because I don't care for the Lord of the Rings and such books like them. I was a bit afraid that this series would be like those. I really felt the Lord urging me to enter, so I did.

Sometime later I found that I had won the first book in the series. When it arrived I decided to read it myself before using it as a read-a-loud with my kids, or letting one of them read it. I wanted to be sure that it was up to my standards. Well, I must tell you that I am amazed. I could hardly put the book down. I would sit up late at night after everyone was gone to bed to read this book. The Biblical truths touched my heart so. Many passages would remind me of situations I had faced in life, and how the choices that I had made brought me to a place of despair or hardship. I've even experienced the confusion and doubt that Josiah felt when he was taken back to the Dungeon of Condemnation. God has used this book in my heart in ways that I cannot explain. I've been a Christian for 26 years, and it has been a long time since reading a fictional book has moved my spirit in the way that this book has.

Here are some things I like about the book:

* It very accurately and simply portrays redemption, without adding man's ideas.

* It is theologically sound.

* It offers great encouragement in your Christian walk, and also gives you Biblical tools for choosing to follow Christ on a daily basis. Through the example of Prince Josiah you will learn to avoid his mistakes, and to always remember to keep your focus on the mission of your King.

* The story, in parts, has the flavor of familiar children's stories such as Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, or Robin Hood, yet it isn't child-like. The story would interest a wide range of ages...it was very interesting to me and I'm ___?! The book says for ages 10 and up, but I'll be reading it to all of my children, including the 8 year old, this year.

* Though fictional in nature this book contains a wealth of truth, both from a Biblical perspective and from a historical perspective. There is even a list of "Castle Facts" in the back of the book.

* This is a great evangelical tool! So many kids are into fantasy books that are full of magic. I think those kids would probably enjoy reading this series as well, and would get a full dose of the Gospel of Jesus Christ while reading it. The author has even included a page at the back of the book on "Becoming a Child of the King".

* It leaves you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen to Josiah next. Sometimes you are cheering him on in a sword fight, and other times you are urging him "don't go that way"!

A wonderful benefit to receiving this book at this particular time is that we are about to get into a study of Medieval history in a few weeks. This book will go very well with our studies for this school year. I only wish now that I had the rest of the set so that we could read through to the end of the story, because I know that the kids are going to want to know how Josiah's story ends! I know that they will love this book as much as I have. I believe that receiving this gift when I did is another reminder that God is always right on time.

Blessings,
Missy

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Edited by smokeybutter on Oct. 17, 2007 at 1:14 AM

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