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Pilgrim Holiness by Josh

Josh’s book is finally here! Well, the copies he ordered are on the way to our house and it’s available on Amazon.com. Here’s what the publisher, Wipf and Stock, has to say about it:

As an explicitly christological witness, martyrdom offers a limited but vital description of the present within the various and unpredictable arenas of living, suffering, and dying. That is to say, martyrdom is not the tragic conclusion of some fatal ideological conflict but a momentary truthful glimpse of present circumstances. Martyrdom reveals, clarifies, and illumines what we take for the real. Martyrs are therefore significant for the church today because they exhibit the sort of truthful living that refuses the claims of history and power without Christ; they show the sort of living and dying that returns forgiveness upon murder, and patience beyond domination. Meditating primarily on the second-century martyrdoms in Lyons and Vienne, France, Pilgrim Holiness offers a view of Christian martyrdom that challenges prevalent misunderstandings about what martyrs are doing in sacrificing their lives. Joshua J. Whitfield argues that martyrdom is a moment of truthful disclosure and thus a moment of forgiveness and peace—gifts for which we are in desperate need.

Way to go, Sweetie!!!

Win $500 in Gift Cards!!!

One lucky person will win $500 (or more) in gift cards! All you have to do is buy a Whitfield Family Expansion Project raffle ticket. A video of the drawing, to be held on September 26th, will be posted on our blog. Here are a few of the gift cards you could win:

* Walmart
* Target
* Starbucks
* Chili’s
* Walgreens
* Chick-Fil-A
* Visa
* On The Border
* Whataburger
* Jiffy Lube
* Cinemark Movie Theatre
* Quick Trip Gas Card
* The Cheesecake Factory
* Subway
* Petsmart
* Tom Thumb
* Chevron
* Macy’s
* Home Depot
* Bed Bath & Beyond

Tickets are one (1) for $5 or five (5) for $20. Find Josh or Alli (or one of their many eager relatives) to purchase your tickets. You can also e-mail us at aaingeATyahoo.com

Thanks to Tavish and Dan for dreaming up and organizing this awesome raffle!!!

Orphans Deserve Better

If you know me, you know that I don’t get worked up too often. But, the ads for this Orphan movie are making my blood boil! Maybe its motherly instincts starting early, maybe it’s my frustration for adults who can’t tell right from wrong, I don’t know. I feel sick to my stomach every time that commercial starts. Who came up with this? If making these kinds of movies is what they do for a job then what do they do for fun, kick puppies? To the people who are heartless enough to make this move I would like to say; good job exploiting children who have no one to take up for them. You should go pick on someone your own size. Please go to Orphans Deserve Better and sign the petition.

Still Waiting…

Three and a half months on the waiting list.

Too Cute!!

Tammy & Keanna modeling their "Whitfield Family Expansion Project" T's!

Passports Mailed

I just mailed both our passports to the National Passport Processing Center for renewal. I sure hope they make it there and back before we need to travel to Ethiopia!