Over the last few weeks I have received 3 free books in the mail. Books are awesome. Free is amazing. Free books takes it to a whole different level!!!
Last fall at Catalyst, I subscribed to the Catalyst Filter. It was my understanding that the Filter would be primarily a web-based companion to the conference.
On one level it is. At the site you can find audio from past conferences, articles from speakers and leaders, and connect with other subscribers. It is good but just worth the price of admission.
However, the real benefits to the Catalyst Filter have been through the “off-site” things. I have been able to participate in exclusive conference calls with pastors and authors like Mark Batterson and Gabe Lyons. Each one that I have participated in have really ministered to my soul and imagination for making Christ number one in my life, church, and community. I would subscribe again next year for the conference calls alone.
But wait, there’s more.
I had no idea that they would be sending us books. They have sent a total of 4 books to me since Christmas and I couldn’t be more pleased.
Last month I received The Organic God by Margret Feinberg. I have heard some great things about this book and I look forward to reading it beginning today.
Yesterday I received 2 (count em: 2!) books crammed into my mailbox.
I am most excited about the pre-release copy of Nancy Ortberg’s Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey through Tattoos, Tofu, and Pronouns. Hopefully, I’ll get to it sometime next week.
The other book sent to me yesterday has the best title of any Christian book I’ve read this year. I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Replacing Souvenir Religion with Authentic Spiritual Passion by Vince Antonucci looks to be a great book. Vince became a Christian at age 20 after reading the New Testament. When he began to get connected to a church he was dumbstruck by the superficial nature by which most Christians he encountered lived out their faith. I can’t wait to dig into this one.
Thanks Catalyst for a great conference (see you in October) and thanks for the free books. Keep them coming!!!
hey michael: this is vince antonucci, author of that book – glad you got that copy, and i hope you enjoy it! we also have a ton of free resources for churches (or youth groups)who want to do a series we created based on the book. you can get sermons, videos, graphics, small group questions, and more at http://www.lousytshirtbook.com. thanks! vince
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Awesome url too!!! That is great. I was flipping through it last night I thought that it would make a great series for my teens. Thanks for the heads up and thanks for stopping by.
Have a great week.