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Imaginary Jesus

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Mix the fast-paced humor of Captain Underpants with a momentous quest to find the real Jesus of the Bible—add in a healthy helping of popular imaginary Jesuses, the Apostle Peter, and a talking donkey named Daisy—two pinches of fun rambling—and you have the book, Imaginary Jesus, by Matt Mikalatos. When I first saw this short video below about this book, I was intrigued so much I purchased and read the book.   What can I say?  For 36 years now, I've had a flair for all things Jesus and things that are slightly (or not so slightly) whacked.  So I read Imaginary Jesus . It's an easy and engaging read (especially for guys with short attention spans like me) so I read through it fast.  I liked it but I didn't love it. Liked it because the main thesis of the book (Are you following the real Jesus of the Bible—or one of the many imaginary and concocted Jesuses the church and culture has created?) is such a critically important question these days.  But I didn't lo

You Are a Part God's Amazing Ripple Effect

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YOU are a part of God's amazing ripple effect... making an eternal difference.  Don't believe me?  Well, if you've ever partnered with God, the Allisons, and Cadre Ministries, then we know it's true!  Still doubting?  Then click on the images below to enlarge for reading and find out for yourself just exactly how God is using YOU as a part of His amazing ripple effect that is making an eternal difference.  For the two page PDF download, go here .  And thanks for taking the time to read and celebrate our amazing God. Your prayers and financial support are much-needed and much-appreciated! For more information about how you can partner with God, the Allisons, and Cadre Ministries,  GO HERE . To make a secure online tax-deductible donation,  GO HERE .

A Father's Day Book (for anyone really)

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"If we do not help boys become men, then we really won't be able to fix anything else in this country."   These are the words of NFL football great, Joe Ehrmann, as recorded by Jeffrey Marx in the book,  Season of Life .  It's a fast reading and engaging story primarily about Joe's journey from false masculinity to authentic masculinity... and perhaps most important... how he now is investing his life to help boys become real men. And what's a real man according to Joe? "Masculinity, first and foremost, ought to be defined in terms of relationships.  If you look over your life at the end of it... life wouldn't be measured in terms of success based on what you've acquired or achieved or what you own.  The only thing that's really going to matter is the relationships that you had.  It's gonna come down to this: What kind of father were you?  What kind of husband were you? What kind of coach or teammate were you?  What kind of son were y