Musings of a Former Fundamentalist (IFB) Renewed by Reformed Theology
Congratulations to the four winners of the Day 11 giveaway! Here are the names of our winners and the prizes they won. Be sure to visit CrossFocusedReviews.com for today’s final giveaway.
Well, Christmas is almost here! I hope you’ve enjoyed Cross Focused Media’s 12 Days Before Christmas Book Giveaway this year. Giving away 203 books/media has certainly helped us get in the Christmas Sporit! The 21 publishers who have made this possible have certainly been generous. We hope that this giveaway will also help introduce you all to these great companies and their fine products. Good Christian books change lives, and we hope to in some small way help further the impact of Christian materials in the lives of those who come across our blogs.
We still have big giveaways today and tomorrow. Be sure to check back in with us in the new year, too, as we may be bringing you new giveaways from time to time. Or better yet, sign up for our free newsletter (at the bottom of our giveaway form).
Now, today’s giveaway is sponsored by Reformation Heritage Books, Zondervan, Christian Focus Publications, InterVarsity Press, Theocentric Publishing Group, and Sovereign Grace Ministries. From the books and CDs provided by these fine publishers, we have assembled the following four prize packs. You’ll want to use the links provided to answer the questions in the entry form below.
| The Gathering CD (Sovereign Grace Music) | For Calvinism by Michael S. Horton (Zondervan) | Against Calvinism by Roger E. Olson (Zondervan) | Joy in Worship by James Vickery (Theocentric) |
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| The Gathering CD (Sovereign Grace Music) | Reading Scripture with the Reformers by Timothy George (IVP) | Reformation Heroes by Joel R. Beeke & Diana Kleyn (Reformation Heritage) |
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| Making Godly Choices by Martin Murphy & James Vickery (Theocentric) | Magnify the Lord by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Christian Focus) | |
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| The Gathering CD (Sovereign Grace Music) | Taking Hold of God edited by Joel Beeke & Brian Najapfour (Reformation Heritage) | Taking a Serious God Seriously by James Perry (Theocentric) |
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| Experiencing Spiritual Encouragement by Ann Varnum (Theocentric) | Children and the Lord’s Supper edited by Guy Waters & Ligon Duncan (Christian Focus) | |
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| Amos (Focus on the Bible series) by T.J. Betts (Christian Focus) | Meet the Puritans by Joel Beeke & Randall Pederson (Reformation Heritage) | The Essence of Christian Doctrine by Martin Murphy (Theocentric) |
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| Developing a Healthy Prayer Life by James Beeke and Joel Beeke (Reformation Heritage) | My Christian Apology by Martin Murphy (Theocentric) | |
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Contest is now closed. Winners will be announced soon.
As we approach Christmas, I wanted to highlight some books which would make good gift items. I realize I’m a bit late with this, & I’m late on my shopping, too! But some of you may be in possession of a gift card soon, and wondering what to spend it on… For other gift ideas, you may want to check a new category I’ve created called “ideal gift books”.
The Soul of C.S. Lewis: A Meditative Journey through Twenty-Six of His Best-Loved Writings by Wayne Martindale, Jerry Root, and Linda Washington is a beautiful celebration of C.S. Lewis’ genius. The book highlights 26 of Lewis’ works and provides meditative reflections on them.
The book is divided into four spiritual themes of Lewis’ writings. Then 6 or 7 different works of Lewis are used to illustrate each theme. Each chapter covers one of Lewis’ books and gives a brief introduction to it. 10 meditative readings follow that expound upon a quote from that work.
As I have read many of Lewis’ fictional works, I was pleased to find that all the Narnian books are included, as are his three Space Trilogy books. While most of the book is not written by Lewis, the writing reflects his work. The authors also take time to assess Lewis’ legacy and significance and explain why these reflective readings are something Lewis himself would approve of.
The book oozes of Lewis and promises to be an enjoyable read. Students of Lewis will devour this book, and those who appreciate his genius are sure to likewise be enthralled. The beautiful cover of the book and the decorative art throughout add to the overall splendor of this work. It would make a perfect gift this holiday season. I highly recommend it.
Preview this book here. And pick up a copy of this book from any of the following online retailers: Christianbook.com, Amazon, or direct from Tyndale House. You may also be interested in a companion book: The Quotable Lewis, also from Tyndale House.
Disclaimer: This book was provided by Tyndale House. I was under no obligation to offer a favorable review.
About Book Briefs: With limited time available to give every book sent my way a full review, I’ll be offering short-form book reviews called Book Briefs. Book Briefs are book notes, or my impression and informed evaluation of a book, but they stop short of being a full book review.
Here are the winners from Day 8’s giveaway. Don’t worry if you weren’t one of our winners, there are still four more giveaways in our Christmas promotion. Be sure to head on over to CrossFocusedReviews.com for today’s giveaway.
The winners and the books they won are listed below. Our thanks again go out to JourneyForth (BJU Press), Chiara Press, Grace Acres Press, Master Books (New Leaf Publishing) and Zondervan for sponsoring this giveaway.
Anyone ready for another giveaway? This 12 Days Before Christmas Book Giveaway sure has been a lot of fun!
Today is day 8 of the giveaway and it is sponsored by several publishers: JourneyForth (BJU Press), Chiara Press, Grace Acres Press, Master Books (New Leaf Publishing) and Zondervan.
We will have three winners today, who will win a combined total of 19 books! The prizes will be spelled out below. First, I want to highlight the various books available in today’s giveaway.
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Through Jewish Eyes by Craig Hartman
Learn more at BJUPress.com. |
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God Is More than Enough by Jim Berg
Learn more at BJUPress.com and QuietingaNoisySoul.com. |
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The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family by Andrew Himes
Learn more at SwordoftheLordBook.com. For this book, you can read my review and see my blurb for the book as found inside the front cover [just scroll down a bit on this page]. |
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Walking in Broken Shoes: A Nurse’s Story of Haiti and the Earthquake by Susan Magnuson Walsh
Learn more at GraceAcresPress.com. |
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Growing Up Yanomamö: Missionary Adventures in the Amazon Rainforest by Michael Dawson
Learn more at GraceAcresPress.com. |
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Solid Stepping Stones for the Christian Journey by Robert P. Lightner
Learn more at GraceAcresPress.com. |
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Mr. Awana: Over 60 Years of Impacting the World for Christ by Art Rorheim
Learn more at GraceAcresPress.com. |
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Beyond the Expectations: Learning to Obey by Dave Wager
Learn more at GraceAcresPress.com. |
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Life Before Death: A Restored, Regenerated, and Renewed Life by Ian Leitch
Learn more at GraceAcresPress.com. |
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The Answers Book Series by Ken Ham
Preview book 1, book 2 & book 3. Learn more at NewLeafPublishingGroup.com. |
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4 Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism edited by Collin Hansen and Andrew D. Naselli
Learn more at Zondervan.com. Read an excerpt from this book, that I posted here. |
Each winner will receive a free copy of the books listed below.
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The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced shortly.