Guess what was first.
Yup, this guy has had a massive impact on the evangelical landscape over the past 10 to 15 years. In my exhaustive research process (googled a few different things) I cannot find how many books have sold between the two of them. My guess? Lots. 🙂
Actually the sales number in the millions.
While there are people that disagree with his methods or his views (any public figure has that), there is very widespread agreement that he lives what he speaks. This is a guy has consistently supported other ministers, has refused to take any money for his continued work as pastor at Saddleback, and has been able to walk that fine line of being an assertive voice in our world, without ever taking himself too seriously. Maintaining that kind of honorable life is worthy of respect.
My first experience with him was just after the Tech shootings. He allowed me to come on his podcast with two pastors who had dealt firsthand with Hurrican Katrina, one pastor from Sri Lanka who had lived through the
I haven’t spoken with him directly since then.
So when Jimmie passed my manuscript to David
But they took a look at the book and liked it! All I originally asked them for was an endorsement. A few sentences. That’s it. What they ended up doing was writing a foreword to the book. I was honored. Not just because it will really help the word to get out about the book (it will), but because they were so kind and down to earth with me.
That was the most moving part of the whole deal. I got to interact with a team of people that operate in the stratosphere of culture, but demonstrated that they are kind and humble people while they are up there.
Thanks to the whole team!
Their very gracious foreword follows… (more…)