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In December of 2002, I began a weblog that I called Real Live
Preacher. My only goals were to write well and to be as honest as I
could. The response to Real Live Preacher took me
by surprise. The conversations and friendships that sprang to life
out of the comments are perhaps the most wonderful part of the whole thing.
In 2004 Eerdmans published a collection of the best essays
from 2002 to 2003. Included are
nine new essays that were never posted on the blog.
The book didn't sell all that well, but it got some good
reviews and I'm proud of it. People have asked if I plan to do a sequel. I don't
think so. Chuck Van Hoff, then a senior editor at Eerdmans, is the one who came
up with the idea of putting blog postings into a book. Chuck has since left
Eerdmans, and I don't think anyone else would take a chance with a book like
this.
Why buy the book when you can read it all online for free?
That's what the publishing people keep saying anyway.
RealLivePreacher.com - 2005
IP award winner: Best Essay/Creative
Non-Fiction
The essays that originally appeared on the blog
have been slightly edited to make them more appropriate for a print medium.
References that assume readers are familiar with the blog, for example, have
been removed or changed. These were mostly editorial changes suggested by
Eerdmans.
New Essays:
* Call Me Israel
* Everett Joseph Smith Was a Real Boy
* TV Preachers
* I'm Sorry for What I Said About the Moon
* This is What I Say About the Moon
* Just to Sit and Cry and Not be Bothered
* Why Don't You Write Something About Prayer
* Something About Prayer
* Let Him be Called Real Live Preacher
