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journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

BOOK RELEASED!!!!!

| April 28, 2010

Congratulations Jennifer Price!  I had someone draw a name from all those who had left comments on my “Help me develop a message” posts and Jennifer’s name was picked.  As a result, Jennifer wins a free copy of my book, Repentance and Recovery. The book has just been released and for those of you interested [...]

Help Me Develope A Message To Promote My Book (part 6 – the church)

| April 18, 2010

I highly appreciate all the feedback I have received over the past several posts.  As I said before, I am developing a message that will go along with my book that I can use at churches or schools to give a thirty minute snapshot of the contents of my book. Having studies out and hearing [...]

Help Me Develope A Message To Promote My Book (part 5 – repentance)

| April 15, 2010

Like the last post, I would like to begin by posing a question.  What comes to mind when you hear, or in this case read, the word repentance?  When you hear repentance being discussed or a street corner preacher demanding you to do so before you are hit by that preverbal Mack truck, what reaction [...]

Help Me Develope A Message To Promote My Book (part 4 – sin)

| April 13, 2010

Have you ever thought about it?  I mean, of course we know the drill…..Thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, thou shall not watch thy neighbor’s wife takething a shower, etc. But why are these things bad?  I mean, perhaps the reasons for the above commands are pretty clear.  I’ve heard many people though [...]

Help Me Develope A Message To Promote My Book (part 3 – whoring)

| April 9, 2010

I am a whore I do confess I put you on just like a wedding dress And I run down the aisle I run down the aisle I’m a prodigal with no way home But I put you on just like a ring of gold And I run down the aisle To you Those are [...]

Help Me Develope A Message To Promote My Book (part 2 – guilt)

| April 7, 2010

As I mentioned in my last post, I am giving away a free copy of my book to a random selection from all those who leave comments on any post from this two week series about the contents of my book.  I hope to hear your comments today regarding the subject of guilt. If you’ve [...]

Help Me Develope A Message To Promote My Book (part 1)

| April 5, 2010

In case you don’t know, my original intent when starting this blog was to promote and create discussion around my book.  Repentance and Recovery was a manuscript that came as the result of some events that happened to me which I have shared on here before (you can read about them by clicking here).  As [...]

Excerpt From Chapter 3

| October 8, 2009

I am slowly evolving into a professional football fan.  I never cared too much for the sport before but now find myself on Sundays wondering how certain teams are doing in their games that day. One NFL story I have been particularly interested in is the return of Michael Vick, who after almost two years [...]

Excerpt from Chapter Two

| August 14, 2009

The second chapter of my book Repentance and Recovery tends to be so dry and filled with dry, doctrinal language that I have reconsidered having it so near the front.  My fear has been that some readers may get that far, become board in thumbing through my rants on dictionary definitions, and put the book [...]

Excerpt from Book – Chapter 1

| June 23, 2009

I have experienced that many in our emerging communities today, especially those with religious backgrounds, have no problem talking about sin.  Many times I have even been around some of my peers when they would begin to openly discuss serious and personal sins they were struggling with.  I disagree with those who claim these actions [...]