Before I tell you about this week’s giveaway from Bethany House, let me announce the winners of last week’s books:
The winner of Miserly Moms is:
Comment #28: Tami
And the FIVE winners of Follow Me are:
Comment #13: The Gang’s Momma
Comment #7: Linda
Comment #9: Sheri
Comment #11: Sandra
Comment #20: Kari
Congratulations!
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Here’s how the giveaways during Spring Reading Thing 2009 work:
Every Thursday, I post about a new book that’s up for grabs (some weeks, there will be more than one book!). If it sounds like a book you’d like and you want to be eligible to win it, just leave a comment on the post and I’ll put your name in the virtual hat. I’ll leave the post open for comments until the following Wednesday at noon. I’ll then randomly pick a commenter and announce that person as the winner when I put up the next giveaway.
Also, I apologize to any international readers, but these giveaways are only open to readers in the U.S. or Canada.
This week’s giveaway:
Truth is dead.
God never lived.
Life is filled with pain.
Death is the end of life.
For Alicia Chole, these statements formed the basis of her worldview. To her, God was a myth people made up to self-medicate in response to their bleak lives and the rampant evil in the world.
“I sincerely believed that there was no God,” she says in the first chapter of her new book, Finding an Unseen God. “As a young Atheist, I simply considered myself a realist who preferred unanswered questions over fairy tales.
“Then one day, without warning and without invitation, my Atheistic worldview was shattered like fine glassware on a concrete floor…. It was as though something you were absolutely certain existed only as the stuff and fluff of fairy tales knocked loud and clear and then stood there offending all your senses on the doorstep.”
Vulnerable and thought-provoking, Finding an Unseen God opens a window into Chole’s surprising spiritual journey. Yet it’s more than just her story; Chole isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions about faith and God and explore the mystery of belief. Through short conversational chapters, she engages both the heart and mind, and she invites readers to consider what they believe and do not believe while she paints a vivid portrait of a God who relentlessly pursues even those who deny him.
Read an excerpt from Finding an Unseen God at the Bethany House website.
Check out reviews of Finding an Unseen God at Amazon.com
Sounds like a great conversion testimony – thanks for the giveaway!
Wahoo! More summer reading to stockpile by my pool chair. Thanks so much
[rq=2196,0,blog][/rq]Not The Normal Learning Curve
I like books that challenge thought, that aren’t afraid to go deep and be real and vulnerable. This one sounds like a good one!
~ Wendy
[rq=2205,0,blog][/rq]Pop Quiz – Five True or False
I think this would be a good book club book.
[rq=2247,0,blog][/rq]Sesame Street Live
I’ve heard good things about this one.
[rq=2305,0,blog][/rq]It’s All About Grace
Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for the review.
[rq=2730,0,blog][/rq]John 3
It does sound interesting! Summer reading is well under way at our house. The more the merrier!
[rq=2788,0,blog][/rq]VBS Week
Hmmm….I think I would like this one! It would be an intriguing and thought-provoking read! I’d love to be considered. THanks!
[rq=2908,0,blog][/rq]Read Aloud Thursday – Ocean Life
This sounds quite interesting. Please add me to the giveaway drawing.
[rq=3155,0,blog][/rq]Mini Review: Mosaic Pieces of My Life
Sounds interesting. Always looking for something to read.
[rq=3428,0,blog][/rq]A New Tradition
Sounds like a wonderful book! Please add my name to the drawing.
[rq=3438,0,blog][/rq]You Capture – Feel
I would like to read this.
Will luck strike me again? Is there a rule against that?
I’d love to add this book to my summer reading stack. We’ve had rain here the two days I’ve been out of school, and I’m thankful because I can read instead of walk, bike, exercise. Don’t tell anyone!
[rq=3738,0,blog][/rq]Heart Healthy
Don’t add me because I have the book–I’m popping over to say I’ve read and it is GREAT! Chole is truly a gifted writer! The story of her encounter with God transforming her from a die hard atheist to believer is compelling enough; she also delves into apologetics as she compares/contrasts atheism with Christianity. I’ll be reviewing it at 5 Minutes for Books soon!
[rq=3851,0,blog][/rq]You asked; I’m answering (sort of)–Part Four
This sounds like a great book. It’s always neat to see how God works in people’s lives.
[rq=3953,0,blog][/rq]Graduation … Second Grade …Prayer
This looks like a fantastic book, I’d love to win it, thanks so much!
This sounds like a great story. I love testimonies.
Looks / Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the chance at this great giveaway!
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