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“The Day I Met Jesus” A letter from the Authors

I asked the authors of the book The Day I Met Jesus to share with my blog readers and me why they wrote the book. Here is the letter I received in response to my request.  You will find out why they wrote the book, how they happened to team up to write it, and the purpose behind the book.  It’s all in this letter. Happy reading, Norma

Dear Norma Brumbaugh and readers to be,

We are super excited about our new book, The Day I Met Jesus, and wanted you to hear our hearts in writing it.

Frank first approached me after the publication of his book, God’s Greatest Place on Earth. He wanted to do something similar (narrative stories + teaching) but with women of the New Testament. When he discovered I wrote both nonfiction and fiction, and we shared many of the same discipleship beliefs, he felt I would be a good fit for this project.

Together, we collaborated on the story of five women from the Gospels, giving readers a first-hand account from the women the moment they met Jesus Christ, detailing the remarkable conversations and transformation that followed. Though fiction, the narrative is tightly grounded to the Gospel stories and First-Century history.

Renowned New Testament scholar and historian Craig Keener was our historical advisor to make sure each account was true to history and the Bible.

In addition to the women’s stories, the book also has a non-fiction component that draws uncommon insights out of each encounter and provides practical application to our lives today.

We feel this is a unique book. We place you on the ground in ancient Jerusalem. Feel the grit of the pathways, the heat of the day, the rush of the crowds around Jesus. Discover what it might have been like to encounter Jesus for the very first time. Our hope is that you find your own story in the stories of these women, and come away from the book more loved, more settled, more peace-filled.

You can learn more about the book at TheDayIMetJesus.com. That site will have the best prices for the book as well as an offer for you to get some free goodies from us if you buy a copy during release week (March 3-10) from Parable.com.

Joyfully,

Mary and Frank

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You can purchase your copy today.  The Day I Met Jesus (Amazon)

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I am a member of the The Day I Met Jesus Book Launch Team.

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A Great New Book: May 3rd – “The Day I Met Jesus”

HERE IS A PREVIEW of a great book that launches tomorrow!

The Day I Met Jesus is a look back into the past with a forward view into the present.

This book takes us “there” during the days and times of Jesus Christ when He walked, talked, and healed the despicable, desperate, down-in-out, untouchable and sinful. Mary DeMuth skillfully weaves the details found in five women’s stories, women who lived in biblical times, who experienced first-hand the healing touch of the Master Teacher through his infinite love, offer of grace, amazing restoration and full transformation.

We view each story by walking in the shoes of women with strikingly different stories. Each one pulls us into the storyline as we feel their emotion and understand their confusion and pain. Hope is found in the shape and form of Jesus Christ, Who, with His God-love, reaches them in the inner soul and connects through life-giving God-based union. In addition to their stories, Frank Viola provides the reader with further study and analysis to unlock the beauty found within these amazing encounters.

Each woman’s story is for the purpose of teaching us something we need to hear and that resonates with us in our world today. Culture may have changed, but the human heart has not. DeMuth and Viola take us to the point where one human connects with another human in a highly spiritual way. A book based on the gospel accounts.

Head on over to TheDayIMetJesus.com for more information on this book.

To order The Day I Met Jesus (Amazon).

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I am participating in launching this book as part of the Mary DeMuth and Frank Viola Book Launch Team