Posted on 11/23/2008 11:45:43 AM PST by betty boop
Congratulations, Alamo-Girl, on the Release of Your New Book!
There Is Only One Great Commandment
Lulu Press, 2008
It is my honor and distinct pleasure to announce the publication of Alamo-Girl’s new book, There Is Only One Great Commandment, a prayerful work of Christian witness and devotion that speaks to how one centers one’s life in God. A non-denominational, non-sectarian work, it focuses on Christian living — on the growth of the Image of Christ in our souls, in our everyday lives.
In There Is Only One Great Commandment, Alamo-Girl offers to conduct you on a spiritual walk through the Scriptures, using the Lord’s Prayer as the guiding map, mining the truths embedded within that prayer. As marron writes on the cover, "Each word and phrase has been pulled out, held to the light, admired, contemplated, and then returned carefully to its place. And the way it was written is exactly the right way to read this book: This is not a book to read in a day but tasted and chewed morsel by morsel. Take your time. Let it sink in line by line. You won’t be disappointed."
All to the glory of God — in Christian faith and confident affirmation that there is only one great commandment: To love God with your whole heart, and soul, and mind — to love Him surpassingly above all else.
And thus we have yet another work published by a Freeper author! Earlier this year, likelight published his excellent A Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues (which very lately was an invaluable resource for me as I faced a case of “settle or litigate” in my own personal life). As the cover jacket says, this book “isn’t written for legal scholars or ivory-tower intellectuals, but for average Christians currently interacting in some way with the legal system (whether by choice or unavoidable circumstance). It promotes a system of Christian legal ethics that restores relationships, values integrity, and promotes peace. It confronts an out-of-control secular legal system that destroys relationships, idolizes greed, and celebrates revenge…. Readers will be enlightened, encouraged in their faith, and empowered in their ability to make sound decisions to honor that faith, even in the high-stakes, pressure-filled, secular legal arena.”
In 2006, Alamo-Girl and betty boop published their collaboration, Don’t Let Science Get You Down, Timothy, to which marron contributed two brilliant articles. The book has been described by an astrophysicist reviewer as “one of the rare attempts nowadays to restore the unity of science and religion. It presents a good picture of present-day science, focusing on the perennial great questions regarding the relations between Man and the Universe. It attempts the virtually impossible: to present a constructive dialog of diametrically opposed worldviews. It succeeds in opening a challenging avenue of conversation between materialists and open-minded religious people….”
I have learned that there are other works in progress within the Freerepublic creative community! So stay tuned….
CONGRATULATIONS, Alamo-Girl, on the publication of this marvelous work of Christian witness, testimony, and spirituality!
bttt
Hope it’s a blessing to you. When you get my book, make sure you notice the official endorsement quote on the back cover - - - it’s from none other than Alamo-Girl!!!
Thanks for your kind words, HarleyD! But I have no idea how soon you'd have to wait for that.
The fact is, "bricks-and-mortar" (i.e., physical bookshops) have limited shelf space. And what they have they tend to populate with the "tried and true": A new work by a relatively obscure author is not likely to be there soon. A simple fact of the commercial book marketplace.
There Is Only One Great Commandment is pending registration with Bowker's book list, which gives entrée to all book distribution channels, on-line and in-store. Processing takes 3–6 weeks. Then, the work will be available through all on-line booksellers, such as Amazon and Barnes&Noble. And, even if it's not on the shelf of your local bookstore, because of its registration with Bowker's, you can order it from there.
The price per copy is the same everywhere, regardless of distribution channel: $13.50.
I put up the announcement today because the book is available directly from the publisher in the interim (same price). The Christmas Season is now upon us, a time for renewal and rededication of our faith. Especially this year this seems most desirable. The incoming Administration may or may not be hostile to religion; and so we Christians need to find the Rock on which we can safely stand in order to withstand what may be a gathering storm against our religious liberty, not to mention other constitutional rights.
Just saying....
This link — There Is Only One Great Commandment — takes you directly to the publisher, Lulu Press.
Thank you so much for your interest in this fine book!
Amazon isn’t carrying your book.
Where can it be bought?
Thank you Alamo Girl! We just studied The Lord’s Prayer in our Church.
This will be a great encouragement too.
Thank you Miss Betty for posting! ;-)
The cover is absolutely gorgeous! I’ll take a look. Congratulations Alamo Girl!!
Preview ping.
Wonderful! I look forward to reading it.
This is good news; I’m proud for you.
Congratulations.
By the way, neat cover...
Thanks, Betty and Alamo Girl. Now I will add a new entry to my Amazon wishlist.
Hi there, EternalVigilance! Thank you so very much for your support. I look forward to hearing your comments.
Thank you so very much, dear mnehrling!
BUMP!!
Way to be!
Thank you so very much for your encouragements, dear airborne!
Thank you for bumping by, timestax!
Thank you so much for your encouragements and support, dear Allegra! I look forward to any comments you might have.
Thank you, dear BOBTHENAILER, for your support and encouragement!
Thank you oh so very much for your encouragements, dear Jim Robinson! You are an inspiration to all of us!
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