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Every year, thousands of new Christian books hit the market and very few of them will stand the test of time and become a classic. Author John White has sold over 1.5 million copies of his books, with Daring to Draw Near being one of his most popular and impacting books.

This book draws on ten prayers in scripture that teach us about the character of God and our relationship to a very personal God. Personally, I have been in a season in the past half-a-year learning about personal prayer (both petitionary and intercessory). And currently, I have invited John White to serve as a literary mentor to me through his other classic, The Fight.

By the way, I recommend that we all adopt mentors through books, who can walk with us in our journey of faith and guide us to God. Eugene Peterson, Dallas Willard, and Henry Nouwen have been a blessing in my journey.

Some may argue that White’s books are for new Christians, and that maturing Christians should look for resources elsewhere. And they are. They are fantastic resources for new believers who are on a steep learning curve to know what it means to know God, be known by God, and follow him in obedience. For me, his book during my Sabbaths has served as a refresher course, to reconnect with the essence of knowing God.

I will mail out this book (includes free shipping) to the first person who comments on this post or on his or her blog regarding this question: In what ways are you growing in your prayer life? (Make sure you link back to this post to notify me of your answer)

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Every year, there is a handful of students in my circles of influence who find their faith challenged by some of the fallacies that are spewed in their religious studies classes. This faith shake-up is not necessarily a bad thing, as it serves well to force students to study the scriptures and come to conclusions about their faith (not unlike the noble Bereans in Acts 17).

There is a lot of garbage that is taught in these classes—through the lectures and reading material. In Misquoting Truth, Timothy Paul Jones confronts Bart Ehrman’s fallacies through his books Misquoting Jesus and Lost Christianities. You don’t need to be familiar with Ehrman to appreciate Jones’s work. You will appreciate this book for how it debunks some of the unorthodox claims of the past few years like whether there were conspiracies to silence certain “gospels” and only promote the ones that were aligned with the agenda of the early church fathers.

Ehrman has plenty of initials after his name, noting his so-called expertise in matters of scripture and church history. His books may be less of a product of his research and more of a product of his convictions.

I will mail out this book (includes free shipping) to the first person who comments on this post or on his or her blog regarding this question: In your opinion, what is the fascination of religious study professors at secular universities in promoting agnostic or atheist point of views? (Make sure you link back to this post to notify me of your answer)

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Book Giveaway #4: The Gods of War

Is the Bible intolerant? Sexist? Oppressive? Homophobic? Outdated? Irrelevant?

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