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Advent Giveaway

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

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The good folks over at ChristiansInContext.com are running an exciting Advent Giveaway Event.  My new book, “The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis & Life in the Kingdom” is among the great titles being given away.  Here’s the info from the site:

4 days. 41 books. Somehow we made the math work. So begins our Advent Giveaway. (Stay tuned, the prize packages will get larger as we get closer to Christmas. Be sure to subscribe via RSS feed, Reader, or email so you don’t miss a day of the giveaway!)

Today’s book is Earthen Vessels by Matthew Lee Anderson from Bethany House Publishers. I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing this book already and am pleased to kick of our giveaway with it.

From the review: “While Christians should arguably have a higher view of the body than most, the average evangelical theology of the body often remains unexamined and merely reactionary towards cultural trends and spiritual concerns. Matthew Lee Anderson challenges the unexamined and reactionary in his surprising new book Earthen Vessels.”

For a complete list of prizes and rules, click here. You can enter using the PunchTab app below. RSS readers will need to click through to the post to see the widget. Good luck!

Check it out & spread the word.

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Advent Reflection

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Previous Post – Wendy McCaig Interview

In her annual tradition, Christine Sine is hosting a series of Advent Posts at her blog.  I am pleased to be among those who contributed.  This post was different from me, both to consider and to write.  It was first posted at the new (and excellent) Missional Monks site:

An Advent Reflection

The Christmas season stirs in us all kinds of sounds, images and memories. For me, one of the longest held is the picture of Sunday School kids in bathrobes with towels on their heads acting out the Christmas story. Angel proclaiming His birth to the shepherds, the wise men presenting their priceless gift and the gentle baby Jesus lying silently in his bed of hay in a quaint and perfect manger. A narrator would read the story out loud from the script as parents and grandparents diligence recorded the whole thing on film and video to be watched again later. Yet one aspect of the story often gets glossed over. Sure, it might get a quick reference in narration, but I have never seen it meaningfully engaged or even remotely attempted to be acted out. Which scene am I referring to? The massacre of the Jewish babies under Herod’s command. Definitely not family friendly!

And yet, Matthew’s Gospel does not shy away from such details…

To read the rest, check it out here.

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