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Free Book Friday #19

Pat Hannon @phannon May 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday #19

But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations about Race
by Bruce Reyes-Chow

BIDSYAACoverSmall-300x450In “But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race” Bruce Reyes-Chow curates a collection of cringe-inducing statements about race such as, “If they can say it, why can’t I?” ” “Do you know martial arts?” and “He’s a different kind of Black,” hoping to turn awkward moments into a dialogue between friends.

Sitting in the sweet spot between lectures in academia and activism on the streets, Bruce invites the reader into a salon type of atmosphere where he directly addresses thoughtless words and diversionary tactics, such as dismissing racial discussions as being impolite or avoiding race conversations altogether. He invites the reader to chuckle, gasp, and perhaps nod in understanding as he lists the kinds of statements often used against persons of color in a predominantly white culture. But rather than stopping there, Bruce asks readers to swap shoes with him and reconsider their assumptions about race.

Useful for individual reading, or as a tool for opening group and community discussions, “But I don’t see you as Asian” puts one person’s joys and struggles on the table for dissection and discovery.

Download FREE: Amazon

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Free Book Friday #18

Pat Hannon @phannon April 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday #18

Parable Praise Party: Come Back Home
by Mary Rice Hopkins

This is a colorful children’s book, retelling the parable of the Prodigal Son for children and parents.

Come-Back-Home-Christian-EbookDownload FREE from Amazon.

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Free Book Friday #17

Pat Hannon @phannon April 18, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday #17

Happy Good Friday! Let’s celebrate Easter weekend with some book deals.

Free Books

How to Tell a Story by Donald Miller

Sampler from the upcoming release Slow Church by Christian Smith and John Pattison

C.S. Lewis: A Life Inspired by Christopher Gordon

Aslan’s Call: Finding Our Way to Narnia by Mark Eddy Smith

The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter by Various Authors

The Twible: All the Chapters of the Bible in 140 Characters or Less by Jana Riess

Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions by Randy Alcorn

One Way Love by Tullian Tchividjian

You Are a Writer: So Start Acting Like One by Jeff Goins

Book Deals

Speaking of Jesus: The Art of Not-Evangelism by Carl Medearis: Purchase for $.01 at Amazon

Preach: Theology Meets Practice by Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert: Purchase for $.99 at Amazon

Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wrght: Purchase for $2.99 at Amazon

Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today by N.T. Wright: Purchase for $2.99 from Amazon

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Free Book Friday #16

Pat Hannon @phannon April 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday #16

Holy week begins in a few days. Here are some free and discounted books for your Easter reading.

10BestBooksEaster

The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter
excerpts from C.S. Lewis, N.T. Wright, & others

This free sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and classic titles from leading authors in the field, including C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, Desmond Tutu, Ann Patchett, Candida Moss, John Dominic Crossan, Father Jonathan Morris, and Thomas H. Groome.

Download for FREE: Amazon | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | Google Play

Heaven Biblical Answers

Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions
by Randy Alcorn

Randy Alcorn offers answers to common questions about what Heaven will be like. This 64-page booklet provides 18 easy-to-understand questions and answers adapted from his bestselling book Heaven.

Download for FREE: Amazon | CBD | iBooks | Barnes & Noble

surprisedbyhope

Surprised by Hope
by N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright tackles the biblical question of what happens after we die.

Purchase for $2.99: Amazon | iBooks
| Barnes & Noble | Google Play

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Free Book Friday #15

Pat Hannon @phannon April 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday #15

Baseball season began this week. So, for Free Book Friday I offer a reflection on sports rivalries and Jesus’ command to love your enemies. Can the biggest rivalries in sport teach us something about following Jesus’ difficult command to love enemies?

Love Thy Rival: What Sports’ Greatest Rivalries Teach Us About Loving Our Enemies
by Chad Gibbs

LoveThyRivalFree Download: Amazon | iBooks

 

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Free Book Friday #14

Pat Hannon @phannon March 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday #14

This Friday’s free book is brought to you from the something completely different department. This isn’t my normal offering, but it sounds quite interesting. I look forward to reading this for some down time reading.

Kingdom KeepersKingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark
by Ridley Pearson

From the Amazon.com book description:

In this fantastical thriller, five young teens tapped as models for theme park “guides” find themselves pitted against Disney villains and witches that threaten both the future of Walt Disney World and the stability of the world outside its walls. Using a cutting-edge technology called DHI–which stands for both Disney Host Interactive and Daylight Hologram Imaging–Finn Whitman, an Orlando teen, and four other kids are transformed into hologram projections that guide guests through the park. The new technology turns out, however, to have unexpected effects that are both thrilling and scary. Soon Finn finds himself transported in his DHI form into the Magic Kingdom at night. Is it real? Is he dreaming? Finn’s confusion only increases when he encounters Wayne, an elderly Imagineer who tells him that the park is in grave danger. Led by the scheming witch, Maleficent, a mysterious group of characters called the Overtakers is plotting to destroy Disney’s beloved realm, and maybe more. This gripping high-tech tale will thrill every kid who has ever dreamed of sneaking into Walt Disney World after hours and wondered what happens at night, when the park is closed.

Free* Download : Amazon | Google Books | Barnes & Noble | iBooks

Be sure to confirm price. It won’t be free forever.

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Free Book Friday: Dance Me, Daddy

Pat Hannon @phannon March 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday: Dance Me, Daddy

This week for Free Book Friday I bring to you a beautiful print book about the relationship between a dad and his daughter.
Today and tomorrow (March 21 & 22) LifeWay is offering a coupon for a free copy of Dance Me, Daddy by Cindy Morgan.

Dance Me, Daddy
by Cindy Morgan

Dance Me, DaddyFrom the amazon.com description:

‘Dance me, Daddy. Dance me around. Don’t let my feet ever touch down. There’s nothing better than being your girl. If I am your princess, then you are king of the world.’ This picture book by singer and songwriter Cindy Morgan sparkles with the joy of childhood and the blessings of families. Sing along with the CD performed by Point of Grace and listen to Cindy Morgan read the book version of this song that celebrates the joy in all stages of a child’s growing years, from the time his little girl dances on his feet until they dance at her wedding. A great celebration of God’s love.

Father’s Day is not for almost 3 months, but you may want to grab this for the dads in your life.

Download coupon for a free copy from LifeWay Christian Stores: Dance Me Daddy – Free Coupon.

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Free Book Friday: Pi Day

Pat Hannon @phannon March 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday: Pi Day

Today is National Pi Day. Yes, it is a National Holiday.
March 14 (3/14) is a day to celebrate the number pi (3.14).
It is good day to eat pie as well.

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March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday.
Why not celebrate Einstein’s birthday and pi day by eating pie and reading Einstein’s Theory of Relativity?

Relativity: The Special and General Theory
By Albert Einstein

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Download free from Google Play.

 

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Free Book Friday: Veneer

Pat Hannon @phannon March 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday: Veneer

This week on Free Book Friday we feature an audio book that helps us grow in living the deeper life.

FREE BOOK

Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society
by Timothy Willard & Jason Locy

Our lives are full of scars, quirks and insecurities we have learned to hide in favor of a more glamorous veneer we hope the world finds more acceptable. This is the modern tragedy. We have forgotten that like the stress-lines and fractures of antique wood, these imperfections in our lives are what make us beautiful.

Abundant living is more than a wall-post existence. Rich relationships are more than trends, status updates and group invitations. But neither are possible until we allow ourselves to be fully known, imperfections and all. Only then will we come to experience the life we are meant to live.

As authors Tim and Jason explain, the Creator’s idea of humanity is quite different from the world’s. It is also far more rewarding. This life begins when we dare strip away our veneers and enter a life of freedom, honesty and rare beauty.

Download Free Audio Book for NoiseTrade Books | Purchase from Amazon


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Free Book Friday: Measuring Ministry Success

Pat Hannon @phannon February 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Free Book Friday: Measuring Ministry Success

How do you know that your ministry is successful? What do you measure to determine ministry success? Do you only measure what is easy to count, or do you measure what is vital to growing missional disciples?

This week for Free Book Friday I suggest two free books and one great deal for resources to help develop missional measurements for your ministry.

Two Free Books

Dave-Ferguson-Keeping-Score-Ebook-Cover-Square72Keeping Score: How To Know If Your Church Is Winning
by Dave Ferguson

Keeping Score helps you discover
-Three metrics and three questions to help you create a scoreboard that fits with your unique context
-Understanding the difference between the scoreboard and the scorecard
-Proven help for measuring disciple making, mission and movement making

Free download from Exponential.

orchardMeasuring the Orchard: Changing the Scorecard on Church Growth
by Geoff Surratt

Measuring The Orchard examines the emptiness of a ministry focused almost entirely on growing a single church, describes the natural life cycle all churches go through, and offers a better scorecard for defining success in ministry.

Free download from Exponential.

One Great Deal

TransformationalChurchTransformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations
by Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer

Congregations have long measured success by “bodies, budget, and buildings”–a certain record of attendance, the offering plate, and square footage. But the scorecard can’t stop there. When it does, the deeper emphasis on accountability, discipleship, and spiritual maturity is lost. Ignoring those details, we see fewer lives transformed, Christian influence wane, and churches thin out–a situation that is all too familiar across North America today. It is time to take heart and rework the scorecard.

Purchase for $.99* from Amazon.

*Confirm price before purchase. Price was current at the time of posting.

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