Since I haven’t tweeted since last May and I don’t Facebook (by the way, can “Facebook” be a verb?) I often find myself at a loss as to whether or when or where to post relatively small announcements. My solution: wait till you’ve got a few to share and then include something extra to create a value-laden info-pack. So here goes:
Lots of book info
First, for those who haven’t yet heard my “Unbelievable” dialogue with atheist Ralph Jones, you can click here.
Second, for those of you who would like to read The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver, and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails but have been prevented from doing so due to a visual impairment, your edition has just been released. What is more “Read How You Want” offers it in various font sizes all the way up to 24 point font. Them’s some big words! (And I don’t mean high falutin’ big. I mean just plain BIG.) Check it out here: http://www.readhowyouwant.com/catalog/book-detail.aspx?book-id=27754.
Third, for those of you who want to see me set John Loftus straight but who can’t be bothered to read, our new book God or Godless will be coming out in an audio edition. (I requested that my voice be done by James Earl Jones, but I don’t think it worked out.) I was hoping they’d offer it on record but alas, it is only available (unabridged!) on CD. You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/God-Godless-Christian-Controversial-Questions/dp/1610456505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361404550&sr=8-1&keywords=god+or+godless+audiobook.
Fourth, my forthcoming book on heaven is now available for pre-order. Change your vision of the afterlife for only 11 bucks! You can find it here.
By now you probably think I struggle with narcissistic personality disorder. Well who doesn’t?
Anyway, I promised above to include “something extra” to complete this value-pack of information. Like the toy in the cracker jack box, perhaps. Okay here goes:
And a value-added scatalogical ancedote-cum-life lesson
I walk my dogs frequently. And I used to curse under my breath (not really of course, after all, I am a seminary professor) every time I encountered some other canine’s dog dumps left on the side of the trail or sidewalk. What is wrong with dog owners?
Then about two years ago I was walking one of my dogs when he took a dump. I quickly pulled out the bad and dutifully collected the steaming pair of Tootsie rolls (thank goodness my dog is small; imagine gathering a couple Mr. Bigs in a discarded shopping bag) and was on my way. Five minutes later just as we were walking past a crowded bus stop he suddenly spun again and did the unthinkable: another big dump right on the grass. And I was out of bags! Everybody at the bus stop stared in shock as I sheepishly explained that I’d used up my one bag and I shuffled off in shame.
From that day I learned a bit of grace and compassion for those dog owners I once reviled because I’ve been there.
