Comments on: Featured Author: Matthew Paul Turner http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/ Nicole Wick Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adam http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-406 Adam Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:00:41 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-406 Awesome! I love MPT. The Christian Culture Survival Guide is one of my favorite Christian Lit. books. Awesome! I love MPT. The Christian Culture Survival Guide is one of my favorite Christian Lit. books.

]]> By: Monica Mowdy http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-403 Monica Mowdy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:11:10 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-403 Wow! you got Sea Monkeys!?!?! They gave us candy bars for soul winning (no wonder I have food issues.) :) I really should read this book! Wow! you got Sea Monkeys!?!?! They gave us candy bars for soul winning (no wonder I have food issues.) :) I really should read this book!

]]> By: Jeremy Pond http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-402 Jeremy Pond Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:06:13 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-402 I'll have to check out the book. Sounds like a fascinating read, especially given that it sounds as though our pasts are somewhat similar. I’ll have to check out the book. Sounds like a fascinating read, especially given that it sounds as though our pasts are somewhat similar.

]]> By: Laurabo http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-401 Laurabo Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:58:46 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-401 I can totally relate to the church you talk about, except wasn't raised in it from youth. Would love a chance to read the book. I can totally relate to the church you talk about, except wasn’t raised in it from youth. Would love a chance to read the book.

]]> By: Cindy Osborne http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-400 Cindy Osborne Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:50:04 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-400 What a strategic coincidence. Today's sermon was on being hindered by predjudice. Randy, my pastor spoke of being a PK in the mid-70s and the fate that awaited those who only attended church on Sunday morning--after all, the door were open twice on Sunday and on Wednesday evening as well. And the "holiday Christians" or people who danced or got tattoos...don't EVEN go there. He pondered out loud how cool it was to be free from those predjudices and asked us, weren't we "glad to be so free as well?" After an appropriately pregnant pause he then began to throw out some statements in variant mocking voices..."That church is ok but the way they dress on Sunday! Well, let's just say 'Wal-Mart' would be a step up," "I homeschool MY children. I don't know how any true Christian parent can send their children to be taught by strangers." "Aren't we told to be IN the world, not OF it. Well my children are missionaries to the public school system." He went on until he nailed pretty much all of us at least once with a petty predjudices we hold so dear. Sounds like an awesome book about an educational upbringing! All the love & half the fat, Cindy Osborne What a strategic coincidence. Today’s sermon was on being hindered by predjudice. Randy, my pastor spoke of being a PK in the mid-70s and the fate that awaited those who only attended church on Sunday morning–after all, the door were open twice on Sunday and on Wednesday evening as well. And the “holiday Christians” or people who danced or got tattoos…don’t EVEN go there.
He pondered out loud how cool it was to be free from those predjudices and asked us, weren’t we “glad to be so free as well?” After an appropriately pregnant pause he then began to throw out some statements in variant mocking voices…”That church is ok but the way they dress on Sunday! Well, let’s just say ‘Wal-Mart’ would be a step up,” “I homeschool MY children. I don’t know how any true Christian parent can send their children to be taught by strangers.” “Aren’t we told to be IN the world, not OF it. Well my children are missionaries to the public school system.” He went on until he nailed pretty much all of us at least once with a petty predjudices we hold so dear.
Sounds like an awesome book about an educational upbringing!
All the love & half the fat,
Cindy Osborne

]]> By: James Stephen http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-399 James Stephen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:57:37 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-399 Can't wait to read it! Let me know if you come to Detroit and we can set up a book signing at a Barnes & Noble. Can’t wait to read it! Let me know if you come to Detroit and we can set up a book signing at a Barnes & Noble.

]]> By: melinda http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-394 melinda Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:12:32 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-394 i'm graduating in December from a very conservative Christian university. I've chosen to pursue a youth ministry degree there, and am glad to almost be done with schooling. I wrestle daily with how in the world to help parents understand that raising their children and teens in a subculture that hides from the world instead of loving it, that shelters themselves from humanity rather than finding ways to offer healing... that sheltering their children is wrong and unproductive to society and themselves. It's books like these that give me hope. Not every Christian thinks ill of those who drink and smoke and swear. Not every person who claims the name of Jesus also claims a million rules we must follow before we're "really saved." Keep writing. The world needs to hear it. i’m graduating in December from a very conservative Christian university. I’ve chosen to pursue a youth ministry degree there, and am glad to almost be done with schooling.

I wrestle daily with how in the world to help parents understand that raising their children and teens in a subculture that hides from the world instead of loving it, that shelters themselves from humanity rather than finding ways to offer healing… that sheltering their children is wrong and unproductive to society and themselves.

It’s books like these that give me hope. Not every Christian thinks ill of those who drink and smoke and swear. Not every person who claims the name of Jesus also claims a million rules we must follow before we’re “really saved.”

Keep writing.
The world needs to hear it.

]]> By: Amy Keeton http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-393 Amy Keeton Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:25:11 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-393 Book looks really interesting! Book looks really interesting!

]]> By: Tess Reily http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-392 Tess Reily Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:21:00 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-392 As a recovering fundamentalist myself, I find the premise of this book intriguing! Looking forward to reading it! :-) As a recovering fundamentalist myself, I find the premise of this book intriguing! Looking forward to reading it! :-)

]]> By: Aimee http://www.nicolewick.com/2009/08/featured-author-matthew-paul-turner/comment-page-2/#comment-391 Aimee Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:45:40 +0000 http://www.nicolewick.com/?p=516#comment-391 Definitely a book I've been interested in reading for a while... My brother works in a church that tries to go against this stereotype. Definitely a book I’ve been interested in reading for a while… My brother works in a church that tries to go against this stereotype.

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