Review:A Mile Wide, by Brandon Hatmaker

     Being a huge fan of Jen Hatmaker and her writing, and essentially the entire Hatmaker family, I was more than excited to hear what the topic of her husband Brandon's newest book was going to be. The title says it all. "A Mile Wide:Trading Shallow Beliefs For A Deeper Faith". As a fairly established Christian, I am comfortable recognizing that we can always search for a deeper relationship. I just wasn't clear how to go about doing that. Hatmaker gives you clear, concise, and BIBLICAL ways to grow your faith.

     The part that resonated with me the most is that there are 3 communities in which the believer will interact and hopefully serve. Your faith community (church), your missional community (get one!), and your secular community (where you live). The bottom line is that if you are living on target, and seeking a deeper faith, these 3 communities will overlap in some way. You have to be the same person in all these communities, and that is a person choosing God's love, and showing that to others. 

     Hatmaker's book is written from the heart, and you feel it. He truly wants to grow God's kingdom in a relevant way. It's not often that you interact with a tattoo covered biker preacher, but when you do, he will probably have some very valid words of wisdom to share with you. Just like this book.

https://www.amazon.com/Mile-Wide-Trading-Shallow-Religion/dp/0718078500/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477532591&sr=8-1&keywords=a+mile+wide

New Stuff

     Hi all! I can't tell you how many blog post I have written in my head, then I come TO my blog only to learn that they did not make the transmission to the page. Ah, technology, letting me down once more. Then again, I probably don't want all of the things that go through my head making themselves known without my knowledge. 

     So, something new that I have been involved with lately has been book launching. Basically you participate in social media groups, talk about the book, if you are lucky there are live events, or giveaways. All of this is to promote a new book. Some authors and /or publishers send out Advanced Reader Copies for you to read and review. I love this!! So every now and then I will be reviewing some books here, mostly because I find myself sharing what I am reading anyway. I have one that I want to do right away, but I want to do it in a separate post. 

      In other news, health has been ok. Kids have been ok. The hubby is fine. Politics suck, but the Indians are in the World Series which makes my mother happy. Stay tuned!