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Wednesday April 30, 2008

April Book Giveaway

The Sponsor

This month’s sponsor is Reformation Heritage Books. RHB publishes and distributes Puritan and Reformed books. Soli Deo Gloria Publications, which you know as a publisher that has done more than just about any other organization to bring Puritan writings back into print is now under the direction of Reformation Heritage.

The Prizes

Reformation Heritage Books

3rd prize: the Profiles in Reformed Spirituality series
Profiles in Reformed Spirituality is a series of books designed to introduce the spirituality and piety of the Reformed tradition by presenting descriptions of the lives of particular Christians with selected passages from their works. This combination of biographical sketch and collected portions from primary sources gives a taste of the treated person’s contribution to our spiritual heritage and some direction as to how the reader can find further edification through works of those people treated in this series. Under the guidance of series editors Joel R. Beeke and Michael A. G. Haykin, Profiles in Reformed Spirituality promises to provide a valuable primer to our rich Reformed heritage. The 3rd prize winner will receive all four current title available in this series:

  • “A Consuming Fire”: The Piety of Alexander Whyte of Free St. George’s

  • “A Sweet Flame”: Piety in the Letters of Jonathan Edwards

  • “Dedicated to the Service of the Temple”: Piety, Persecution, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules Collins

  • “Christ Is All”: The Piety of Horatius Bonar

2nd prize: Soli Deo Gloria selections
Soli Deo Gloria Publications has done more to bring Puritan writings back in to print than any other organization. Now under the direction of Reformation Heritage Books, SDG will continue to make these gems from the past an enduring supply of gospel ministry for generations to come. The 2nd prize winner will receive the following Soli Deo Gloria titles:

  • Freedom of the Will, by Jonathan Edwards

  • Excellency of a Gracious Spirit, by Jeremiah Burroughs

  • Keeping the Heart, by John Flavel

  • Parable of the Ten Virgins, by Thomas Shephard

  • Plus the books in the 3rd prize package

1st prize: new and bestselling RHB titles
The 1st prize winner will receive some of RHB’s new and bestselling titles:

  • God with Us: Knowing the Mystery of Who Jesus Is, by Daniel R. Hyde. Here is a captivating introduction to who Jesus really is. Admirably displaying his pastoral gifts, Daniel R. Hyde winsomely relates the orthodox doctrine of the person of Christ to the people in the pew. The book is well grounded in Scripture, historically informative, and doctrinally precise. You will walk away from this book understanding the necessity of Jesus’ two natures for our salvation, and praising God for all that He is for us in the glorious person of Christ.

  • Reformation Heroes: An Illustrated Overview, by Diana Kleyn and Joel R. Beeke. With this beautifully illustrated book, families will enjoy learning about the people God used to bring about the Protestant Reformation. This book is written at a level for older children and teenagers, but is equally enjoyable for adults. Its attractive 11” x 8.5” coffee table book format makes it a great gift, while the content is useful enough for a history text.

  • Meet the Puritans: with a Guide to Modern Reprints, by Joel R. Beeke and Randall J. Pederson. Meet the Puritans provides a biographical and theological introduction to the Puritans whose works have been reprinted in the last fifty years, and also gives helpful summaries and insightful analyses of those reprinted works. It contains nearly 150 biographical entries, and nearly 700 summaries of reprinted works. If you have wanted to start reading the Puritans but do not know where to begin, this is the resource for you.
  • Plus the books in the 2nd and 3rd prize packages

Small Print

As with previous giveaways, you can increase your chances of winning by referring others. Details and other smallish print is available in the contest area. I recommend you read it. There have been times that a potential winner forfeited the prize because he did not join the mailing list!

Enter the Draw

You can enter the draw here (Please read the instructions carefully!):

www.challies.com/draw.php

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Comments (16) »


1. GUNNY HARTMAN
April 30, 2008
11:07 AM

Some good prizes, but I notice that Tim Challies’ book is nowhere to be seen!

What’s up with that? Then you’d REALLY have some folks entering the draw.

;-)


2. Tim Challies
April 30, 2008
11:12 AM

What’s up with that? Then you’d REALLY have some folks entering the draw.

I’ll just assume they’ve already bought a few copies each! :)


3. GUNNY HARTMAN
April 30, 2008
11:21 AM

Touche’

Anything less would show a lack of discernment on their part.


4. Tim Challies
April 30, 2008
11:44 AM

Anything less would show a lack of discernment on their part.

And it would break my heart…


5. Dan Sudfeld
April 30, 2008
11:48 AM

Wow! What a great set of prizes. Now if I could only get less people to read this site, so that I’d have a better chance of winning.


6. Yogi Taylor
April 30, 2008
12:12 PM

Tim, I think that I messed up…. I entered my name as “Yog” instead of “Yogi”, then when I went back to change it…. it would not allow me to do so. But I never hit the submit button on the second page.

Soooo, am out or in on the drawing, or do you recommend that I do it again? Help! :)

Yogi


7. Joe Lee
April 30, 2008
12:13 PM

thanks for sharing great resources - conference reviews, book reviews, etc. and even giving away great books. go challies!


8. Tim Challies
April 30, 2008
12:53 PM

Soooo, am out or in on the drawing, or do you recommend that I do it again? Help! :)

Don’t worry about it. I’ll make the change! :)


9. Ed
April 30, 2008
1:26 PM

How can we get a referral ID if we did not get one at the time we registered?


10. Lane
April 30, 2008
2:31 PM

Tim,
I didn’t get the confirmation e-mail. Can you help? I definitely don’t want to miss out on getting my name in the pot for this!

Thanks,
Lane


11. Tim Challies
April 30, 2008
3:31 PM

Two things:

1. If you’ve signed up in the past, you probably won’t get a confirmation email. However, you’ll still be in the draw.

2. If you want a referral ID, click here.


12. Lane
April 30, 2008
3:42 PM

Perfecto!
Thanks Tim.


13. Yogi Taylor
April 30, 2008
4:05 PM

Tim, thanks so much! I look forward to the drawing! God Bless!

Yogi


14. Lance M. Roberts
May 1, 2008
9:25 AM

Cool. Thanks Tim!


15. Mark
May 1, 2008
10:29 PM

“Details and other smallish print is available in the contest area.”

Where is that?


16. Susan Keegan
May 2, 2008
7:22 AM

I made the same mistake as Yogi - entered my name first time as Susn instead of Susan (Keypad problem), and saw the error too late to chnge it. Please keep me in the draw. Thanks, Susan