Synopses & Reviews
Everybody’s making promises these days. “Buy this car-you’ll be _______.” “Wear these jeans-people will think you’re ______.” “Drink this––you’ll feel _______.” But who really lives up to their word? God does. And then some. He never backs off his huge claims––that He alone saves and gives you a real life, an everlasting real life. Best of all, He never exaggerates or includes fine print as escape clauses. Looking into verses taken from The Message, check out His promises––promises that will help you handle whatever comes up in your life. So read, know, and memorize them because God always lives up to His Word.
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With captivating illustrations, this touching Christmas allegory reminds readers young and old alike to stay alert for God's most unexpected gifts.
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This touching Christmas tale by Eugene Peterson, author of The Message Bible, reminds readers young and old alike to stay alert for God’s most unexpected gifts.
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"Gifts are for giving and receiving, not for grabbing and getting."
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Take a look at God's promises of a real life and a future. See how knowing them can help you trust God even more.
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Look into verses taken from The Message to check out God's promises––promises that will help you handle whatever comes up in your life.
About the Author
EUGENE H. PETERSON is a pastor, scholar, writer, and poet. He has authored more than twenty books, including A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, The Contemplative Pastor, and Leap Over a Wall. His modern paraphrase of the Bible, The Message, has sold over nine million copies. Originally published as a short story in the Mars Hill Review, The Christmas Troll is Eugene's first children's book. He lives with his wife, Jan, in Montana. They have three children and six grandchildren.
WILL TERRY's work has appeared in national advertisements for Sprint, Pizza Hut, M&M's, FedEx, and CitiBank and in such publications as Time, Wall Street Journal, and Seventeen. Will, his wife, and their three children live in Coalinga, California.