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ATLANTA (BP)--Ashley Smith, the Atlanta-area woman taken hostage by the subject of the largest manhunt in Georgia history March 12, calmed the alleged killer by reading an excerpt from "The Purpose-Driven Life" and talking with him about God. She escaped by persuading him to let her pick up her daughter from an AWANA children's program at a Southern Baptist church. "I asked him if I could read," Smith, 26, said in recounting the ordeal to reporters outside her attorney's office March 13. "He said, 'What do you want to read?' "'Well, I have a book in my room.' So I...

I was asked today by my mentor at Solomon's Porch to provide a response to a poster over there who asked about Rick Warren's book, The Purpose-Driven Life. I had to admit that I have not read the book, but that this has never stopped me before from having an opinion. So, from a starting point of near-complete ignorance, I attempted a response, not so much on the book itself, but on the phenomenon that surrounds the book. I did a quick Google search of more credible reviews of PDL, and found a great commentary on "The Internet Monk" (in...

Excerpts from Rick Warren'sThe Purpose-Drivenâ Life  What On Earth Am I Here For? It's not about you.  The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness.  It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions.  If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God.  You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will not make sense. Planned For God's Pleasure Bringing pleasure to God is called "worship."  It is the...

Did anyone see Rick Warren on Fox News this morning. I had never seen him before and was curious to see what he's look like. (Rick Warren is author of a best selling book called The Purpose Driven Life). One would think that since this book is suppossedly a christian book that Warren might have said something about God or Jesus. However, when pumping his book all he talked about was "significance" and "success". I found it odd that someone who has the best selling christian book would say something about the christian faith when talking about his book.

How one man's gospel tale became a global bestseller You've probably never heard of him, but a man in the loud shirt is well on the way to being the world's most influential churchman. Paul Harris reports from Lake Forest, California Sunday July 11, 2004 The Observer For one of the most powerful religious figures in America, Pastor Rick Warren looks very casual. Wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt and loafers, he puts his feet up on his office table and cracks a broad grin. 'If I didn't believe in Jesus, I would be a millionaire with a yacht, sitting in...

I would be interested to see if any Freepers have read the book " The Purpose Driven Life". If you would post your replys on here, or contace me at my site I would appreciate it very much...

<p>LAKE FOREST, Calif. — The Rev. Rick Warren — the most influential evangelist you've never heard of — has the answer to the meaning of life.</p> <p>He has built an overflowing mega-church here in the mountain foothills southeast of Los Angeles.</p>

Hi all; I'll be reading this book over the next 40 days: Per the Amazon.com description:"The book argues that discerning and living five God-ordained purposes-worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism-is key to effective living. His 40 short chapters are intended to be read over 40 days' time, giving readers small pieces of his purpose-discovering program to chew on. Warren certainly knows his Bible. Of 800-plus footnotes, only 18 don't refer to Christian Scripture. He deliberately works with 15 different Bible translations, leaning heavily on contemporary translations and paraphrases, as an interesting way of plumbing biblical text. The almost exclusively biblical...