Começamos hoje a - vez ou outra - compartilhar com os leitores do blog algumas boas compras que podem ser feitas por quem tem o e-reader kindle da subsidiária brasileira da Amazon.com.
Ressaltamos, por oportuno, que não ganhamos nada com isso (a não ser o prazer de dividir boas leituras e bons preços), nem temos qualquer vínculo profissional ou comercial com a Amazon, mas consideramos que o que é bom e barato merece ser divulgado.
Priorizamos, entretanto, os livros que têm algo a ver com os assuntos filosóficos, literários e teológicos que são tratados aqui no blog.
Devido à facilidade que o kindle oferece para se comprar livros em inglês com bons descontos, em moeda nacional, sem frete astronômico e com "entrega" instantânea, indicamos hoje três livros (com as respectivas descrições) nesse idioma, que nos parecem muito bons, ressaltando que os preços promocionais indicados valem apenas para hoje, 27/03/13, e talvez para mais alguns dias apenas, o que deve ser confirmado em cada um dos links apontados:
1) The Insanity of God (R$ 6,01)
The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life, the couple had a crisis of faith and left Africa asking God, "Does the gospel work anywhere when it is really a hard place? It sure didn't work in Somalia.Nik recalls that, “God had always been so real to me, to Ruth, and to our boys. But was He enough, for the utter weariness of soul I experienced at that time, in that place, under those circumstances?” It is a question that many have asked and one that, if answered, can lead us to a whole new world of faith.How does faith survive, let alone flourish in a place like the Middle East? How can Good truly overcome such evil? How do you maintain hope when all is darkness around you? How can we say “greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world” when it may not be visibly true in that place at that time? How does anyone live an abundant, victorious Christian life in our world’s toughest places? Can Christianity even work outside of Western, dressed-up, ordered nations? If so, how?The Insanity of God tells a story—a remarkable and unique story to be sure, yet at heart a very human story—of the Ripkens’ own spiritual and emotional odyssey. The gripping, narrative account of a personal pilgrimage into some of the toughest places on earth, combined with sobering and insightful stories of the remarkable people of faith Nik and Ruth encountered on their journeys, will serve as a powerful course of revelation, growth, and challenge for anyone who wants to know whether God truly is enough.
2) Embracing Obscurity (R$ 6,01)
No matter how famous someone might be, the fact remains; most of the other seven billion people on Earth wouldn’t know him or her from the next person. Add this reality to one’s shrinking recognizability among the multiple billions down through history, and the worldly emphasis on standing out really falls flat; we’re all in this obscurity thing together.Ironically, the trouble with me and you and the rest of humanity is not a lack of self-confidence but that we have far too much self-importance. To live and die unnoticed would seem a grave injustice to many. It’s all too easy to think we’re somebody if our portfolio is strong, there are a few letters after our name, or we’re well-known at work, church, or school.As pride creeps in, we are tempted to want more: more recognition, more admiration, more influence, more, more, more. Few have ever given thought to wanting less. That’s why we need Embracing Obscurity.Putting the premise into immediate action, an established Christian author electing to remain anonymous writes about living and dying in simplicity, contending that true success, as modeled by Jesus, starts with humility, service, sacrifice, and surrender. Such a life involves mystery and banks on the hope that today is just a dress rehearsal for eternity.When we stop imitating the world and instead choose to embrace obscurity, real life -- chock full of significance, purpose, and renewed passion -- begins.
3) Take Words With You: Scripture Promises & Prayers (R$ 1,99)
Take Words With You" is a comprehensive compilation of approximately 1500 promises and Scripture prayers (ESV) to provide tangible traction to our prayers. It is intended to fortify our prayers with God’s Word and to build a strong faith in God in the one praying. It is also intended to better align the believers praying with the will of God, which God has promised to answer:This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. (1 John 5:14)
