Slumdog Book and Bag Giveaway

I've been participating in many Giveaway Hops over the last few years, but the coordinator of those hops has drastically cut back on the number she is doing. So this month I'm holding a giveaway just for the followers of my four blogs. It's for a book and/or bag.

Carefully read the rules as they are different that normal.


THE BOOK:
No Longer a Slumdog by K.P. Yohannan is a Christian nonfiction book. You can read my review.

"You girls stay here. I'm going to get something to drink." But after a few minutes, the train started moving again, and Mom still wasn't back! Our hearts were racing. The train kept going faster and faster. Where was Mom?

Those with no voice—the suffering children of Asia—tell their stories. K.P. Yohannan shares their stories of lives transformed, of families learning to love, of entire communities flourishing with new life.

If you are only interested in the book, you can order it for free from Gospel for Asia.


THE BAGS:
(Click on the image to see a larger version.)


These bags are made by widows in India to support themselves and their children. They are used by Gospel for Asia missionaries and sold by Gospel for Asia for $15 each. It is the exact style of bag that GFA native missionaries use to carry the Gospel literature and Bibles they give out as they witness.


This contest is for USA residents only and ends on June 19, 2013 at midnight.


If you would like the book and a bag, or only a bag, you can enter by:

1) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered and naming what you want to win--the book, the red bag, the white bag, and/or the turquoise bag. You can enter for all four items if you are interested in all of them. (I have comment moderation on to prevent spam comments, so don't worry if your entry comment doesn't appear immediately. It will soon.) Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.

2) This giveaway is also on my other blogs, and you can also enter on my other blogs for a total of four entries. You can enter here on ChristFocus Book Club, on Genre Reviews, on Different Time, Different Place, and on Adventures With Organics.

3) This is not a requirement to win. You will gain an extra entry for every $1 donated for GFA women's literacy. When you donate, leave a comment giving the name you are using to enter this giveaway. That way I can credit the right person with the extra entries. I'm offering this option as a way to help make people aware of this program that I support.


When the giveaway ends, I will take every entry for the red bag across all four blogs (also counting donation entries), then randomly select a winner from that list and send that winner the bag and the book (if they asked for it). Then I'll do the same for the white bag, and then the turquoise bag. Winners can win only one of the bags, but all three can win the book.


I'll announce the winners on June 20, 2013 on all four blogs. You'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the Fool for Books Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 10 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:

bn100
who won "The Light and the Glory"

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of these books from your favorite bookstore or see if they have them at your local library.

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 10 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:

Ruth Hill
who won "Matthew" by Michael J. Wilkins

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of these books from your favorite bookstore or see if they have them at your local library.

Fool for Books Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Fool for Books Giveaway Hop, I'm holding a giveaway for:


The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshall, David Manuel, a Christian view of American history.

This is a part of a series that looks at the hand of God in the different periods of our nation's beginnings. This book covers American history from Christopher Columbus to the election of George Washington as our first president. I read it some time ago and found interesting the historical quotes that included Christian sentiments which are usually ignored in modern, school textbooks.


This contest is for USA residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered. (I have comment moderation on to prevent spam comments, so don't worry if your entry comment doesn't appear immediately. It will soon.) Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.

OR

2) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for THE LIGHT AND THE GLORY."


This giveaway ends on April 7, 2013 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on April 8, 2013 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Fool for Books Giveaway Hop:

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop, I'm holding a giveaway for your choice of one of the following books:


Pursued by Jud Wilhite. You can read my review.

Christian faith isn't blind obedience to a set of rules and regulations; it is entering into a relationship with a God who pursues us--not to punish, but to love. No matter how far someone has strayed from God, God always remains in passionate pursuit.

Studying the book of Hosea--about the prophet commanded by God to marry an unfaithful prostitute as a metaphor for God's unwavering love--Pursued compellingly illustrates God's plan for every person: to be freed to become his or her own unique self through intimate togetherness with the living, loving God.


Matthew by Michael J. Wilkins is a Bible background commentary. You can read my review.

Full of full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Matthew walks you verse by verse through Matthew. Things that seem mystifying, puzzling, or obscure will take on tremendous meaning when you view them in their ancient context. You'll deepen your understanding of the teachings of Jesus.


This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered and naming which book you'd like to win. (I have comment moderation on to prevent spam comments, so don't worry if your entry comment doesn't appear immediately. It will soon.) Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.

OR

2) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for [give the book name and author's name]."


This giveaway ends on April 5, 2013 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on April 6, 2013 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 16 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:

Daniel M
who won "The New Answers Book 1"

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of these books from your favorite bookstore or see if they have them at your local library.

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop, I'm holding a giveaway for your choice of one of the following books:


Renée of France by Simonetta Carr is a short biography. You can read my review.

Renée of France was a correspondent of Calvin and she loved the Reformation, but in sixteenth century Italy such a position could not be lightly held. Add in a husband (the Duke of Ferrara) who served the pope and was determined to oppose Renée, plus the complexity and intrigues of Italian society of the time, and you have all the ingredients for a gripping biography.


The New Answers Book 1 by Ken Ham is a Christian apologetics book.

The world around us provides irrefutable evidence of our Creator, but when challenged, can you defend your faith? Do you have answers to your own questions or those of your family about faith, evolution, creation, and a biblical worldview?

Learn the answers to: Is there really a God? Did God really take six days to create everything? What about evolution? Where did Cain get his wife? Was there really a Noah's ark and world-wide Flood? Does archaeology support the Bible? Was there really an ice age? Where did the races come from? And more...


This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered and naming which book you'd like to win. (I have comment moderation on to prevent spam comments, so don't worry if your entry comment doesn't appear immediately. It will soon.) Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.

OR

2) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for [give the book name and author's name]."


This giveaway ends on March 22, 2013 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on March 23, 2013 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 16 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:

@msakma (Karen Arrowood)
who won The Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of this book at your favorite bookstore or perhaps at your library.

Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop, I'm holding a giveaway for the following book:


The Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee. You can read an excerpt here.

We can build our self-worth on our ability to please others or on the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

When you have finished reading this book, you will know how to apply the words of Christ, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free," to the most basic areas of your life: your goals, your motives, and your sense of self-worth.. You will learn how to get off the performance treadmill and discover why personal success, status, beauty, and wealth do not bring lasting happiness and why the man or woman who lives only for the love and attention of another is never satisfied. You will learn how to be intense and ambitious about the right things--Christ and His cause--and how to be free to enjoy His love. (This book can be used as a small group study.)


This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE by Robert S. McGee."

OR

2) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered. (I have comment moderation on to prevent spam comments, so don't worry if your entry comment doesn't appear immediately. It will soon.) Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.


This giveaway ends on January 24, 2013 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on January 25, 2013 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the  Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 13 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:

Saleh.Adams (one of those who posted as "Anonymous")
who won Josh McDowell's One Year Book of Youth Devotions

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of this book at your favorite bookstore or perhaps at your library.

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the "Christmas Books" Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 19 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:

Megan Parsons
who won "Christmas Uncut" by Carl Laferton

Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of this book at several online stores.

"Christmas Books" Giveaway Hop

As a part of the "Christmas Books" Giveaway Hop, I'm holding a giveaway for the following book:


Christmas Uncut: What really happened & why it really matters by Carl Laferton. This Christian nonfiction is about what really happened at the first Christmas. You can read my review.

Scandal. Controversy. Massacres. Mystery... Christmas? This is a book about the real Christmas; the one that has been lost when we turned it into a children's nativity play and took out the difficult bits. The one that got buried under made-up details about donkeys and innkeepers and kings.

And this is a book about why what really happened at Christmas really matters for you--about how these amazing events can transform your life and your future.


This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for CHRISTMAS UNCUT Carl Laferton."

OR

2) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered. (I have comment moderation on to prevent spam comments, so don't worry if your entry comment doesn't appear immediately. It will soon.) Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement. I'd be fun if you also included why you're interested in reading this novel.


This giveaway ends on December 7, 2012 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on December 8, 2012 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the "Christmas Books" Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, we had 16 entries. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:


Tia


Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of these books from your favorite bookstore or see if they have them at your local library.

Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop, I'm hosting a giveaway for the following book. This book has kindly been provided by and will be shipped to the winner from the publisher, Crossway Books.


The Fruitful Wife: Cultivating a Love that Only God Can Produce by Hayley DiMarco. It's a wonderful book for anyone (not just wives or women) who wants to grow in their walk with God. Read my review.

Book Description:
Are you loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, AND self-controlled? Most of the time? Sometimes? How about when life gets hard or marriage gets tough? Whatever your answer may be, the good news is that you are not alone.

Hayley explores the biblical significance of all nine fruits of the Spirit, explaining how each fruit begins to grow and how each impacts your day-to-day life and marriage. She openly shares stories of her own failures to be spiritually fruitful as well as her relational struggles for control, authority, and respect. Hayley shows how even the rockiest of marriages can blossom and generate the fruit God intends to produce.


This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for THE FRUITFUL WIFE by Hayley DiMarco."

OR

2) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered. Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.


This giveaway ends on September 25th, 2012 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on September 26th, 2012 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the Back to Books Giveaway Hop. Including Twitter entries, 19 people entered. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:


captainliss40 who won The New Answers Book, Vol. 2


Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of this book from your favorite bookstore or see if they have it at your local library.

Back to the Books Giveaway Hop

As a part of the Back to the Books Giveaway Hop, you can enter to win one of the following two books. This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


How Do We Know the Bible is True? edited by Ken Ham & Bodie Hodge.

In this book, over 20 relevant issues are discussed including: Is the Bible totally without error? Did the resurrection really happen? How do we know that the 66 books of the Bible are from God? Does the Bible contradict itself? How were people saved before Jesus came? What is the purpose and meaning of life? Did miracles really happen? Was Genesis derived from ancient myths? How should we interpret the Bible; should Genesis be literal? Do you have to believe in a young earth to be saved?


The New Answers Book, Vol. 2 edited by Ken Ham.

This book explores over 30 exciting and faith-affirming topics, including: The fall of Lucifer and the origin of evil When does life begin (and why does it matter)? Is evolution a religion (and why should I care)? Archaeology, Egyptian Chronology, and the great flood. Could early biblical figures like Noah really live to over 900 years of age? What was the Star of Bethlehem (and how did the wise men follow it)?


To enter the giveaway:

1) you can twitter me saying "Hi @christfocus. Enter me in the giveaway for [title of the book you wish to win]."

OR

2) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered and stating which book you'd like to win. Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.


This giveaway ends September 7th at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on September 8th on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address so I can contact you or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within seven days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Back to the Books Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...plus free "ebook" for all

It's time to announce the winner of the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop for The New Answers Book by Ken Ham. Including Twitter entries, 62 people entered. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:


Betty: Reflections with Coffee


Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of this book from your favorite bookstore or see if they have it at your local library. If you don't mind reading books on your computer, then you can read this book for free:

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Chapter 1: Is There Really a God?

Chapter 2: Why Shouldn’t Christians Accept Millions of Years?

Chapter 3: Couldn’t God Have Used Evolution?

Chapter 4: Don’t Creationists Deny the Laws of Nature?

Chapter 5: What About the Gap Theory & Ruin-Reconstruction Theories?

Chapter 6: Cain’s Wife—Who Was She?

Chapter 7: Doesn’t Carbon-14 Dating Disprove the Bible?

Chapter 8: Could God Really Have Created Everything in Six Days?

Chapter 9: Does Radiometric Dating Prove the Earth Is Old?

Chapter 10: Was there Really a Noah’s Ark & Flood?

Chapter 11: How Did Animals Spread All Over the World from Where the Ark Landed?

Chapter 12: What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Chapter 13: Why Don’t We Find Human & Dinosaur Fossils Together?

Chapter 14: Can Catastrophic Plate Tectonics Explain Flood Geology?

Chapter 15: Don't Creationists Believe Some “Wacky” Things?

Chapter 16: Where Does the Ice Age Fit?

Chapter 17: Are There Really Different Races?

Chapter 18: Are ETs & UFOs Real?

Chapter 19: Does Distant Starlight Prove the Universe Is Old?

Chapter 20: Did Jesus Say He Created in Six Literal Days?

Chapter 21: How Did Defense/Attack Structures Come About?

Chapter 22: Is Natural Selection the Same Thing as Evolution?

Chapter 23: Hasn’t Evolution Been Proven True?

Chapter 24: Did Dinosaurs Turn into Birds?

Chapter 25: Does Archaeology Support the Bible?

Chapter 26: Why Does God’s Creation Include Death & Suffering?

Chapter 27: How Can I Use This Information to Witness?

Bonus Chapter: How Can We Use Dinosaurs to Spread the Creation Gospel Message?

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop

For the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop, Master Books has agreed to send one copy of The New Answers Book edited by Ken Ham to the winner of this giveaway.


You can view a preview of the book.

This book provides solid answers to questions like:

• Where did Cain get his wife?
• Doesn't Carbon-14 Dating disprove the Bible?
• Was There Really a Noah's Ark & Flood?
• Where does the Ice Age fit?
• Are there really different races?
• Did Jesus say He created in six literal days?
• Why does God's creation include death & suffering?

This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) you can twitter me saying "Hi @ChristFocus. Enter me in the giveaway for THE ANSWERS BOOK by Ken Ham."

OR

2) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered. Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement.


This giveaway ends April 25 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on April 26, 2011 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address so I can contact you or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within seven days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop:

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the Gratitude Giveaways winner for Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions by Ken Ham. Including Twitter entries, we had 33 people enter. Using a random number generator and numbering the entrants in the order I received them, the winner is:


Judy


Congratulations! I'll be contacting you for your address.

For those who didn't win, you can always buy a copy of this book from Books-A-Million (see the sidebar for instructions on getting a ChristFocus Book Club discount on your order) or your favorite bookstore.

Gratitude Giveaways: Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions

As a part of the Gratitude Giveaways - Blog Follower Appreciation Hop, I'm holding a giveaway for Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions by Ken Ham.

The publisher has kindly agreed to provide and send a copy of this book to the winner.

Read my review to learn more about Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions by Ken Ham.


This contest is for USA & Canada residents only.


To enter the giveaway:

1) you can twitter me saying "Hi @christfocus. Enter me in the book giveaway for DEMOLISHING SUPPOSED BIBLE CONTRADICTIONS."

OR

2) You can leave a comment to this post asking to be entered. Please also leave some way for me to contact you--or follow this blog so you can see the winner announcement. I'd be fun if you also included why you're interested in reading this book.


This giveaway ends on November 28, 2010 at midnight. The winner will be randomly selected. I'll announce the winner on Nov. 29, 2010 on this blog.

If you entered using twitter, I'll send you a @ or DM telling you of your win and asking where to send the book. If you entered using the blog comments, you'll need to leave your e-mail address or check back to see if you won so you can e-mail me your mailing address. If the winner hasn't responded with a mailing address within four days, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.

I hope everyone has fun with this!


The blogs participating in the Gratitude Giveaways Hop: