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What They're Saying...

Early praise has come in for Divine Intention. Here's what others's are saying about the book.

Divine Intention presses deeper and offers a
solid and hopeful place for reconstructing a more Christ-centered
Christianity. Larry does us a favor by cutting to the chase and
delving into the rough-and-tumble topics such as nationalism,
cultural wars, and the conflicts Christians have among themselves.

--JIM PALMER, AUTHOR OF DIVINE NOBODIES

Like a gourmet chef, Larry stirs together fiction, Scripture, his
real-life vulnerabilities, and thought-provoking questions to create
a healthy, hearty stew for those with a passion and angst for the
church. I hunger for what God wants for churches today, so I ate
it up. You will too!

—JOANI SCHULTZ, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER OF
GROUP PUBLISHING, INC.

The newest generation of Christians is looking more and more to
the past, to the first generation of Christians, to how they lived
day-to-day life and how they dealt with questions about national
identity, politics, and the Christian's place in this world. Larry
Shallenberger has written a book that touches that nerve, and I
hope the church will take his words and be reformed.

—JORDAN GREEN,
EDITOR OF BURNSIDEWRITERSCOLLECTIVE.COM

It is said that history repeats itself. In this book on the early church,
Larry gives us the hope that it can. From scholars to contemporary
thinkers, he provides a grounded book without being stuffy. This
ancient-future look at Acts makes me want to go there in my spiritual
life. Bring it on, God!

—ALAN NELSON, ED.D.,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF REV! MAGAZINE

Having experienced the devastation of a church that fell short of
divine intentions and also the healing and consolation of a church
that fulfilled their role, I know the importance of this book. I hope
it will reach every pastor and church worker, causing us all to conform
more and more with God's true intentions for us as a
community of faith and love.

—CONNIE NEAL, AUTHOR OF MYSPACE FOR MOMS AND
DADS; AND WIZARDS, WARDROBES, AND WOOKIEES

I sat down to skim through this book—but couldn't do it.
The story Larry weaves was my story—a Christian realizing
the passion is gone and only the position remains. This
book took far longer to read than I expected because it asks
all the right questions—and it was worth every minute.
Thanks, Larry.

—MIKAL KEEFER, CHRISTIAN AUTHOR AND EDITOR