Jun. 15, 2009 - Father's Day Blog Tour and Giveaway!
Here we have some titles especially for dads to enjoy!
A short read, but a good one, The Disappearance of God by Albert Mohler addresses the Christian faith in the context of our postmodern age. Has God changed his mind about sin? Why do pastors tiptoe around the subject of hell? What about the "Emergent Church"? Is the social justice movement misguided? Is liberal faith any less destructive than atheism? How do we see God, and is our view correct?
Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart is above Asrat's level right now, but I know he will enjoy it when he's a little older. Sir Dalton is a young knight in training, and on the fast track to success. But the King and the Prince are away, times are good, and the knights have become comfortable and unwilling to heed any warnings about attacks from the Enemy. This is an allegorical tale that a young boy may enjoy, with enough adventure to keep his interest and a hefty does of truth.
Finally, for the giveaway:
I had it all backwards. The main thing was not my love for God, but his love for me. And from that love I respond to God as one deeply flawed, yet loved. I’m not looking to prove my worth. I’m not searching for acceptance. I’m living out of the worth God already declares I have. I’m embracing his view of me and in the process discovering the person he created me to be.
In Eyes Wide Open, Jud Wilhite invites you to discover the real you. Not the you who pretends to be perfect to satisfy everyone’s expectations. Not the you who always feels guilty before God. Not the you who secretly feels God forgives everyone else but only tolerates you. Not the you who looks in the mirror and sees a failure. The real you, loved and forgiven by God, living out of your identity in Christ.
A travel guide through real spirituality from one incomplete person to another, Eyes Wide Open is a book of stories about following God in the messes of life, about broken pasts and our lifelong need for grace. It is a book about seeing ourselves and God with new eyes–eyes wide open to a God of love.
Post a comment and I will pick a winner on Wdnesday, and hopefully get it to you in time for Father's Day!
Comments
Jun. 15, 2009 - books
Posted by Katie in Ohio
I love your book reviews! Pick me! Pick me!
Jun. 16, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Martha
What age do you think the knight book is good for? i will have to look into that one! you know me, always entering for a book giveaway! = )
martha(at)lclink(dot)com
Jun. 17, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by cappuccinosmom
Martha, I think the knight book might be good for a 10 yo or up? There is some mention of "romance" but not ooshy gooshy stuff--more like 'the fair lady so-and-so who the knight wants to marry'.
