Karla’s Comments (group member since Nov 06, 2013)

Karla’s comments from the David C Cook group.

Miralee wrote: "Hi Everyone! My name is Miralee Ferrell, and I'm sorry I'm a bit late at introducing myself here. I'm thrilled to be part of this group, but even more so to be part of the David C Cook family of au..."

Of course it's okay! It's great! Thanks for joining in, Miralee :)

Madeline wrote: "Hello, everyone! I am Madeline and I am a homeschooled senior in highschool. I absolutely LOVE to read! I read a huge variety of books - Fantasy, Bible Study, personal financing, biographies, scien..."

Hi Madeline! Welcome :) Love Jefferson Bethke! Last year (before I came to David C Cook), I helped run an exhibitor booth for my work that was right next to Jeff's booth (for his nonprofit Claro Candles) at a conference, and got to meet him. Really cool guy :)

Which books have you read by Francis? And we actually have a Kyle Idleman book coming out in March! ;)

Princess Dee wrote: "Karla wrote: "Would you look at that! We're actually giving Fight away as a free ebook on www.dccebooks.com today and tomorrow! :)

Oh, darn. I missed it. :/"

Bummer! It's still on sale for only $2.51 though :) http://www.amazon.com/Fight-Christian...

Princess Dee wrote: "Karla wrote: "Princess Dee wrote: I think I would like to read this and see the author's persepective!

You really should! Not just because I work for David C Cook ;) But it really is a solid book...."

Would you look at that! We're actually giving Fight away as a free ebook on www.dccebooks.com today and tomorrow! :)

Creston and Amy, so glad to see you in our group! And welcome to all our new members as well! :)

Princess Dee wrote: I think I would like to read this and see the author's persepective!

You really should! Not just because I work for David C Cook ;) But it really is a solid book. I love how biblically-based his arguments are, and he does a really good job at answering questions that pop in your mind as you go through the book. I'm still processing through practical steps to take in reorienting my lifestyle around the nonviolence life Jesus led.

I actually just finished reading this book last week! I like the way Preston put it when he addressed that issue: in addition to Jesus commanding us to love our enemies, He also tells us to love our neighbors, which would include our families.

So in loving my enemy who, say, is at my family's doorstep with a gun, I would risk putting my family in danger, which might overlook the command to love my neighbor/family.

But at the same time, violence may not need to be my first response to a stranger with a gun at my doorstep. I don't have the book with me right now, but Preston dug into some alternatives to violence in that kind of situation.

I'm reading two right now: Fight by Preston Sprinkle, and Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey. I'm also in the middle of rereading the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it's almost been a year since I started ... needless to say, I only pick it up every once in a while!

Susan wrote: "Thank you, Amy. On my list now. I read print and ebooks. I just can't give up the feel of a book. I have a silly method, I read one or two ebooks and then 1 or 2 print. I also do not like reading ..."

You're further along than I am. I work on our web marketing team and I have to admit I haven't even converted to "the dark side" yet ;) Love the feel of a real book! Sorry, Renada, had to be honest, haha.

As for me, I like to read Christian nonfiction, topics that make me think, that challenge me, yet meet me where I am in my walk with God.

Mojoboy31 wrote: "I've never heard of it. What "stance" are you referring to? If you don't mind me asking."

It's worth checking out! Lots of great points based on Scripture. The book summary probably explains it better than I could:

"Fight explores violence in the Bible and challenges us to live out Jesus’ call to non-violence. With prophetic relevance, New York Times bestselling author Preston Sprinkle tackles the controversy surrounding violence and grapples with surprising conclusions. Anyone who has struggled with the morality of violence will appreciate this convincing biblical guide."

Actually, I believe BookShout! is still giving this book away for free on their site (didn't even plan that with this post, haha!), so you can get it here if you're curious: http://bookshout.com/co/fight?code=fi...

This discussion folder is where we'll let you know about giveaways we're doing on GoodReads. Stay tuned! :)

I'm currently reading Fight by Preston Sprinkle. Giving me a lot to think about! I think the hardest question on my mind is how this stance affects my relationship with friends and family in the military, especially since I grew up an Air Force kid.

I'm curious if anyone else here has read this book (or is currently reading it) and what you think?

Susan wrote: "Hi, I am Susan, a retired school teacher/school librarian. Books have fascinated me my whole life. When I was in grade school, we lived in Japan. No TV, what do you do? You read. I love myste..."

I've lived in Japan before, too! :)

Mojoboy31 wrote: "I don't have a blog, but I have reviewed David C Cook books on goodreads."

We appreciate it!

Have any questions for us? A book's release date? How our free ebooks work? Book recommendations for your children? An author's launch party? Ask away and we'll do our best to respond! :)

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! :)

Welcome to our group! Let's get to know each other :)

I'll start us off:

I'm Karla, and I've been at David C Cook for three months now. I work as the Social Media/Interactive Marketing Specialist, which basically just means that I maintain and engage on our social media platforms and run social media campaigns for our authors' book releases.

Some of my favorite books:



As you can tell by the lack of David C Cook books on that list, I have a lot of DCC books to catch up on ;)