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Authors: Rick Warren
ISBN-13: 9781416559009, ISBN-10: 1416559000
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: November 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Rick Warren

Rees is the Pastor of Life Mission at Saddleback Community Church, in Lake Forest, CA. Rees is also a certified life coaching specializing in purpose discovery and career fulfillment. Rees is the author of several books and shares his messages nationally and globally through churches and conferences. Discover more online at www.erikrees.com.

Book Synopsis

The Purpose of Christmas DVD study for groups and families features three sessions taught by Rick Warren on why we celebrate Christmas and how it can change our lives forever.

Glenn Masuchika - Library Journal

Warren (founder, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA; The Purpose Driven Life) has written a warm and fuzzy holiday book commemorating what he sees as the three purposes of Christmas: to celebrate the Christian God's love for you, to seek salvation through Jesus Christ, and to strive for reconciliation with Jesus Christ and God. This is neither a scholarly exposition on the meanings of Christmas nor a deeply theological meditation on questions of faith and divinity. The wisdom in this book does not rise above Warren's closing advice: "Hold a birthday party for Jesus this Christmas." Warren's book does well what it is supposed to do-it gives noncontroversial, unblemished, feel-good holiday cheer to the believer. There are books written to add to the intellectual and spiritual wealth of the public, and there are books written to be personal gifts given with a whole heart from one evangelical Christian to another. This is a gift book, and it's not recommended for library collections.

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