{"id":1884,"date":"2012-12-22T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2013-03-23T19:21:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T17:21:17","slug":"calebs-new-book-free-on-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/calebs-new-book-free-on-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Caleb&#8217;s New Book on Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a title=\"Buy now on Amazon!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A6F032O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A6F032O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/new-book\/calebbook-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"188,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352830552&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CalebBook-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook-001.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1580 alignleft\" title=\"CalebBook-001\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook-001.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>I often get asked the question, &#8220;What about the Orthodox Church, how is it different from the Evangelical Church?&#8221;\u00a0 So instead of trying to answer everyone individually I just decided to write a book about it!<\/p>\n<p>The book is called-<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A6F032O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A6F032O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\">Church, Tradition and Scripture Where does the Authority Hide?<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=sukfam-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00A6F032O\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><strong>You can buy my book on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A6F032O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A6F032O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=sukfam-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not a long boring theology book that will take you hours to read through. \u00a0You will probably be able to read it in about 30 mins or so. \u00a0It goes straight for the issues that matter without getting bogged down with less important things.<\/p>\n<p>In the book you&#8217;ll find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A brief explanation of what Orthodoxy is<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quotes from Orthodox theologians\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Scriptural response to Orthodox teaching<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Practical ways to talk with Orthodox believers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I pray that the book will be a useful resource to help you think through your theology and how it affects your view of the church, traditions and Scripture.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a little preview from the forward of my book.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Growing up the only thing I knew about the Orthodox Church was that their buildings had funny steeples on them.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t have any Orthodox Churches in our small town.\u00a0 All I knew I gleaned from National Geographic magazine or from TV programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0As a sophomore in high school I took a driver\u2019s education course where I developed a small crush on a new girl in our school.\u00a0 She and her family had just moved from Alaska where they attended an Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0We had some interesting discussions about her faith and her church and when she invited me to visit her church I didn\u2019t hesitate in taking her up on her offer.\u00a0 Here family attended a small church about 75 miles away called \u201cChurch of the Holy Trinity\u201d. It was part of the Orthodox Church of America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Everything was new to me including the use of liturgy, candles and burning of incense.\u00a0 Little did I know that God would later call me to live and minister in a country where the Orthodox Church was the dominant religion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A few reasons you might want to get the book.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It will give you a better understanding of why the Orthodox Church differs from evangelical churches<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will explain some of the history of the Orthodox Church<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will provide some ways to begin a conversation with an Orthodox believer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will help you better understand the importance of the authority of God&#8217;s Word<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I really hope you&#8217;ll take a minute to down load the book while it&#8217;s free. \u00a0There&#8217;s absolutely no catch, it&#8217;s simply a gift to you. \u00a0It will only be available for free today and Sunday so take advantage of the opportunity and get it now.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A6F032O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A6F032O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\">Buy now on Amazon!<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=sukfam-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00A6F032O\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Buy now on Amazon!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A6F032O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A6F032O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/new-book\/calebbook-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"188,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352830552&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CalebBook-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook-001.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1580 alignleft\" title=\"CalebBook-001\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook-001.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I often get asked the question, &#8220;What about the Orthodox Church, how is it different from the Evangelical Church?&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[226],"tags":[72,254,77],"class_list":["post-1884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-church","tag-orthodoxy","tag-ukraine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CalebBook.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-uo","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2121,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/deep-and-wide-creating-churches-for-the-unchurched-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":1884,"position":0},"title":"Deep and Wide: Creating Churches for the Unchurched -Book Review","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"January 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"If you're a church leader then you'll certainly want to check this book out. \u00a0It's not every day that the pastor of one of the biggest churches in America \u00a0pulls back the veil to both his relationship with his father and his church. 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