Welcome to October! To celebrate the dawn of this new month as well as The Fool’s Gold’s six-month birthday, I’m giving away a free copy of “The Reason for God” by Tim Keller.

Giveaway Details:

Between now and midnight on Thursday, October 2 (Central Standard Time), send an e-mail to thefoolsgoldblog@gmail.com. In the e-mail, include the following:

– Your name
– The name and address of your blog (if you have one)
– What you do during the day
– Your favorite season and why

After the deadline passes, I will randomly select an entry and e-mail the winner to ask for his or her mailing address. The winner will be announced sometime on Friday, October 3.

About the Book:

I warmly commend this book to you if for nothing else than to see what it looks like to winsomely defend the gospel. Keller is masterful at handling objections to the Christian message with understanding while peeling away levels of argument to expose underlying assumptions.

The book is divided neatly into two sections. The first section deals with seven common objections to Christianity:

– There Can’t Be Just One True Religion
– How Could a Good God Allow Suffering?
– Christianity Is a Straitjacket
– The Church Is Responsible for So Much Injustice
– How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
– Science Has Disproved Christianity
– You Can’t Take the Bible Literally

The second section presents seven reasons for believing in Jesus. Here’s an excerpt from his “Intermission” chapter to whet your appetite:

Intermission means literally to be between journeys or missions. That is where we are now. Underlying all doubts about Christianity are alternate beliefs, unprovable assumptions about the nature of things. So far I’ve examined the beliefs beneath the seven biggest objections or doubts people in our culture have about the Christian faith. I respect much of the reasoning behind them, but in the end I don’t believe any of them make the truth of Christianity impossible or even improbable. We have another journey to take, however. It is one thing to argue that there are no sufficient reasons for disbelieving Christianity. It is another to argue that there are sufficient reasons for believing it. That is what I will try to do in the last part of this volume. (pg. 115)

If you’re curious to discover his reasons, shoot me an e-mail. I think you’ll find “The Reason for God” to be a very helpful and faith-strengthening resource.