Recently, a new book came out that caused a stir in Christianity. Different authors chose different sides. Words got heated. Social media blew up.
I am of course talking about the Francine Rivers vs. Karen Kingsbury street fight of 2011. Long dedicated to being a place of mirth, I won’t go into the details, but in talking about this situation, my wife reminded me of something interesting:
We decided to push the release date of my new book Quitter back a day. We printed a whole bunch of books and they should be available on Wednesday.
If you ordered on DaveRamsey.com we’ll be shipping them your way today. (And you’ll get an email with the audio book in it.) Look for an exclamation-laden post about the release of the book tomorrow.
Thanks
Jon
My new book Quitter officially releases this week. That means that today is the last day you can order it on DaveRamsey.com and get the audio download for FREE. I added a bunch of extra material to the audio book that’s not in the printed edition and just like the last two books, I’m the one who reads it. So, you can expect my silky baritone for 4-6 hours of audio awesomeness. (Depending on the speed you play it at.)
Click here to order on DaveRamsey.com
One morning before church started a few years ago, I heard a song being piped in over the loudspeakers. I recognized it as a song by “Our Lady Peace,” a rock band that had a few hits in the 90s.
The song kind of sounded like a Christian song and I nodded my head along waiting for church to start as the following verse played:
“Down here in the atmosphere, garbage and city lights, you gotta save your tired soul, you gotta save our lives.”
Amen! That’s what I’m talking about. God, you gotta save our lives. Then the next verse was played:
“Hope you remember me, when you’re homesick and need a change. I miss your purple hair.”
“Unbelievable.”
That would be my one word review of the new TV Special the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association just put together.
The video is called “Sowing The Seeds of The Gospel.” I watched it last Tuesday and it completely knocked me over. I loved partnering with them on the Vietnam Kindergartens and Operation Christmas Child, but this was the first time I’d seen a Billy Graham TV Special. Unbelievable.
From the support they’ve delivered in Japan, to helping child soldiers in Liberia and their work in Los Angeles, I was really taken aback. My cousin David Acuff worked on the video and I’m really proud of him. This is hopefully one more opportunity in a long list of opportunities for SCL to share the stuff they’re doing.
Visit www.billygraham.tv and watch “Sowing The Seeds of The Gospel.”
Short Saturday Question:
What’s one area of the world or country your church supports through missions?
This is going to be a month of sentences ending in exclamation points.
Today’s is that Quitter
For some reason the Kindle version is not showing up if you search “Quitter” on Amazon. If you search “Quitter” in the Kindle store you can find it though. Or use the link below:
Click here
(I had the honor to meet Stephanie Kearns a few weeks ago at an event in Greenville, Illinois. She is hilarious! She told me an idea she had for a guest post and I loved it. I begged her to write it. Here it is. Enjoy!)
Being Disappointed That it’s Serious Wednesday on SCL by Stephanie Kearns
It happens every week. You click on the bookmark to take you to SCL for your daily dose of sarcasm, satire and snark. Then, while the page is loading, you have a sinking moment of disappointment because suddenly you realize…it’s Wednesday.
Wednesday is a perfectly good day, except for the fact that on SCL, Wednesdays are serious.
British comedy is impossible to recreate for your friends. Try as you might to tell a story from the British version of the Office or Monty Python’s Search for the Holy Grail, it is impossible to accurately capture the pauses and awkward silences that made it so funny when you saw it. You inevitably end up saying,
“Yeah, there’s this scene where two guys are arguing about an African swallow and then the one guy keeps asking questions! That’s hilarious right? I guess you had to be there.”
That’s the kiss of death when you’re telling someone a story, “I guess you had to be there.” It’s the official sign that you have failed to turn “there” into “here” with your storytelling prowess and should instead change the subject to something else as fast you as you can.
I once met a Tom Selleck impersonator at a party. It was a very surreal experience because at the time I was wearing a grass skirt and a t-shirt I had made with Magnum PI’s photo on it. (It was a Hawaiian Party, not just a “Jon does weird things” party. I promise.)
He had a thick Tom Selleck mustache, hair that would stay in place even while driving a Ferrari through the hills of Honolulu and he seemed like he probably had a friend with a helicopter. (Jersey Shore, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber. Felt like I was going to lose some audience with those Magnum PI 1980s references.)
We’re less than a week out from the first Quitter event! I’ll be signing books, side hugging, doing a reading, and … giving away $500 in cash at each stop.
Below are the details. If you’re in Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta or Orlando, please stop by! It’s going to be a blast.
Wednesday May 11, 2011, Dallas Area
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Books-A-Million
3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051
972-539-0636
Thursday May 12, 2011 Nashville Area
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
1701 Mallory Lane
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-377-9979
Friday May 13, 2011 Atlanta Area
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Books-A-Million
Discover Mills
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
678-847-5115
Thursday May 19, 2011 Orlando Area
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Books-A-Million
200 North Entrance Road
Orlando-Sanford, FL 32771
407-328-4700
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