Posted on 07/15/2006 7:08:51 PM PDT by fishtank
Coincidental that a book about the existence and power of original sin would have the same title as a book that documents the existence and power of political traitors in our midst?
Enemy Within
Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin
Kris Lundgaard
Price: 9.99
Part One: The Power of Sin in What is is
Part Two: The Power of Sin in How it Works
Part Three: The Power of Sin in What it Does
Part Four: Nailing the Lid on Sin's Coffin
"Fresh, contemporary, highly readable. Every Christian who is serious about holiness should read this book."
JERRY BRIDGES
"... a delightful book. It is honest, real, and, best of all, hopeful."
STEVE BROWN
"Kris Lundgaard has done the impossible. He has given us some of the best of Puritan theology in a language all of us can understand. . . . will challenge you to radical spiritual transformation!"
RICHARD L. PRATT, JR.
"This book will surely be a milestone for many."
J.I. PACKER
KRIS LUNDGAARD was associate pastor of University PCA in NM. He is currently a manager in the computer industry. He lives with his wife, Paula, and four children in Austin, Texas.
Pages: 157 p
ISBN: 0875522017
Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful - just stupid).Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973
One can publish a book titled "Star Wars The Phantom Menace" so long as NOTHING within it has anything to do with George Lucas' story by the same name.
Yet it is proper and courteous to pick titles that don't confuse. I would fault the pastor in this case for his carelessness.
Did my browser suddenly jump to Amazon.com or is there a book sale going on here?
Neither.
I bumped into Kris Lundgaard's book the other day and was amused by the title - identical to Savage's book.
Lundgaard _did_ pick a helpful title, that is for sure, all the while full knowing that he had an ironclad excuse for his book's title: "The Enemy Within" perfectly describes the theological subject matter of his book.
Since it's a pretty small book, I'd expect, as far as sales numbers goes, I think Savage won't mind much.
According to Amazon, Lundgaard's book was published in 1998, while Savage's book was published in 2004.
*EEK* ... then we ought admonish Dr. Savage instead.
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