Weird Christians I Have Met

In Weird Christians I Have Met, international best-selling author Phil Baker takes a lighthearted approach in his plea for balance in the Christian life. His refreshing look at Christian character is the result of both observation and experience and includes such fascinating characters as End-Time Ed, Judgmental Jill, and Pentecostal Pamela. We are all on a journey and can easily wander off the road, spinning our tires a little on the gravelly shoulder. Let Phil help you get back on track and on the road to true Christlike character.

Editorial Reviews


Review

"These pages offer the voice of Philip Baker; a person of modern sensibility with revealing insights into our idiosyncractic ways. Lucid, Luminous and Logical." --J.John - International Evangelist and Best-Selling Author, UK --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Weird Christians.In Weird Christians I Have Met, international best-selling author Phil Baker takes a lighthearted approach in his plea for balance in the Christian life. His refreshing look at Christian character is the result of both observation and experience and includes such fascinating characters as End-Time Ed, Judgmental Jill, and Pentecostal Pamela. And Phil isn't just pointing fingers. "I could have called this book Weird Christians I Have Been," he says, "because several of them seem strangely familiar to me."We are all on a journey and can easily wander off the road, spinning our tires a little on the gravelly shoulder. Let Phil help you get back on track and on the road to true Christlike character.
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Just  finished  reading  this  book. It  is  funny  insightful  and   challenging. We  who  belong  to  the  world  wide  community  of  believers rub  shoulders  with a variety of Christians. This  book calls  us  to  shun the  extreme, the  bizarre and  the  prejudice that  are  impediments  to  the  church being  an  influential force.
 
In  future  blog posts I  will  present  short  sketches  of  the   'weird  Christians" we  all  have   met  and  most  probably are  one  too.  Or  a  mixture  of  one  or  two. Order  your  copy  from  Amazon.com.  You  will  love  it.

Shopping in the old city

With  this  mini  photo  gallery  let  me  take  you  back to February when  Ash,  Megan,  Sonia  , Abner and  I   invaded  the  old  city  market on  a  cheap  shopping   spree - specially for  the  Canadians. They  loved  it  an d bought  loads  of gifts -  good  quality  but at lower  prices than the  posh  shops would  have  demanded.
Ash  and  Megan   bought  lots  of  wood  carvings  etc.  while  I  snooped  around  with my  camera.

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A  few  days   ago  I received  a complimentary

copy of  the  book,

' The  Book that  made  your   world  '

by  my  author friend  Vishal  Mangalwadi.

Vishal belongs  to  my  city but  now  lives

in the  US.

He  is  a Christian  apologist,  author,  international  speaker and  has  been  called 

India 's  leading Christian  intellectual.

I  have started   reading  his   book  and   I tell you

its  a page  turner although  its  heavy  reading.

Whether  you  are an  avid  student  of  the  bible  or a  skeptic  of  its  relevance this  book   will  transform  your perception  of  its  influence on  virtually  every  facet  of  the  Western   civilization.

Through  Vishal' s  fascinating  and  wide ranging

investigation  you  will  discover

-What  triggered the West 's  passion for

scientific, medical and  technological

advancement.

- How  the  biblical notion  of 

human  dignity transforms the  West 's  social

structure and  how it intersects

with  other   world  views.

- How  the  Bible created a fertile  ground

for  women to  find social  and

economic empowerment.

- How  the  Bible  has  uniquely  equipped  the West

to cultivate  compassion,  human  rights,

prosperity and  strong  families.

- The  role  of  the  Bible in the

transformation of education.

- How  the modern literary  notion

of a  hero  has  been  shaped

by the  Bible 's  archetypal protagonist.

I  invite  you  to  journey  with  Vishal

as  he  examines  the  origins  of 

civilization 's  greatness and  the

misguided  beliefs  that  threaten to

unravel  its  progress.

His  treatise  is  very much like

Francis  Schaeffer 's

 'How Shall we Then Live '

Both  books  are  mind shaking  and

soul  stirring.

You can  get more information

on  Vishal 's website

REVELATION  MOMENT.

I shall  be  sharing quotes from

the  book .

What  really  struck  me  was  that

Vishal  has  dedicated this  book to

Arun Shourie,  Indian intellectual,

Member  of Parliament,

former  minister of the  Govt. of India and  reputed 

journalist who  has criticized  and  ridiculed

the  Bible and Christian missionaries.

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This morning we  had  a light  shower

which brought  the  temp down a bit.

My  wounds are a bit  better.

Thank you for your  prayers  everyone.

The Book That Made Your World -Dr Vishal Mangalwadi

If  you   live  in Atlanta  Georgia or  near abouts,  please  plan  to  attend  this  book launch by  Dr  Vishal Mangalwadi.

Please  share  this  with your  friends  and  church.

Coming in April to The Areopagus Forum

A very special opportunity presented in cooperation with Thomas Nelson Publishing:


Must The Sun Set On America?


Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi
Indian philosopher and author
Launches his latest book,

The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization.


THURSDAY, APRIL 21st

7:30 PM

Perimeter Church -- Fellowship Hall


Dr. Mangalwadi demonstrates that the beliefs that make the West distinctive and successful all have their roots in the Bible. So then, what happens when America, in its modern wisdom, ends up rejecting the Bible?


About the book:

Discover how the Bible became the West’s source of human rights, justice, heroism, optimism, compassion, capitalism, family, and morality. Vishal Mangalwadi, an Indian philosopher, takes readers on a historical journey through the last millennium, exploring why and how the Bible reformed Europe and made the West a uniquely thinking civilization: technical and tolerant, scientific and free, just and prosperous.