Aug
31
One week from today!! RADICAL READ-ALONG!! Seriously, I can barely contain my excitement!
I even dreamed a couple nights ago that Francis Chan was reading Radical with us. Gabe says I am CLEARLY reading too much.
He may have a point. I’m re-reading Crazy Love (2nd time) and Radical (3rd time) simultaneously. Plus I just finished Interrupted (which I plan to re-read, this time w/pen in hand). And Francis Chan’s other book, Forgotten God (and I’m sorry, but I just can’t link another thing).
Speaking of Chan, I tweeted about my dream yesterday morning, and this is what my friend Keri said (she just moved to Singapore with her family):
I hear that Jackie Chan just bought an apt near us so you never know!! Maybe he WILL do the book study and he and I can meet up to discuss the book! I can’t wait!
Me: That would be sweet! But my dream was about FRANCIS Chan (the author of Crazy Love)! 
Keri: OH!!!! Now I am laughing…….that’s hysterical!! That’s what I get for not double checking your post before responding! Hahaha….still going to hope for a Radical run-in with Jackie Chan. That totally just made my night……..I obviously need to go to bed!
Me: Well, if you DO happen to get Jackie on board the Radical ship, then I KNOW I’m a prophetess. This won’t be the first time I had a dream that directly related to something that happened later.
CRAZY things are about to happen, folks!!
I have so many things I want to ask you when we do our Introductions Post next week. I’m afraid it will be too much to cram in, so how about I ask you a question right now?
Where did you first hear about Radical and/or what made you decide to join the Read-Along?
So funny that I just saw this post today. Word on the street is that one of Jacki Chan’s kids goes to the same school the boys are going to AND I went to a farmer’s market yesterday where there’s a fishmonger that works as a stand in for Jackie Chan and looks JUST like him! I’m trying…….getting closer all the time to roping him in to some Radicalness!
I have heard rumblings about David Platt and this book for some time, but it was your initiation of the read along that is motivating me to get it read. I can’t wait!!
The first time I heard about it was on BooMama’s blog. Then I found out about the read along when you guested on Missy’s blog. The reason I want to do this is because I have a hard time finishing a book on my own and need all the encouragement I can get! I’ve heard it’s an awesome book and I’m excited and a little nervous about what God has in store for me…
WEll, I heard about it first on Missy’s blog. I even emailed her to ask her the name of it b/c I couldn’t get what she said about it out of my head. Then I read your post on Missy’s blog and knew God was wanting me to read this book. I ordered it right away. Now I’m just waiting for nest week!
Obviously you are a digital missionary! I can’t believe how many people, including myself, have heard about this through your blog! I started reading the first chapter, haven’t finished it yet because I had to stop at almost every sentence to ask for forgiveness. OUCH! In a good way of course. Can’t wait to have my heart wrecked more by God.
Heard about it from this blog… and honestly, still haven’t heard about it from any other sources (aside from seeing it on a display at Family Christian when I went to pick it up)… makes me wonder why everyone else I know hasn’t gotten with the program yet! Haha.
I decided to do it because…
1) I am constantly wishing I had more opportunities to engage in good conversation with others about serving God’s kingdom, so I couldn’t pass this up and
2) I feel like God is using several different books to converge upon me (is that grammatically correct?) and make a difference in my life. I am sometimes hesitant to talk about books being “life-changing” or basing too much on books, and not on the Bible itself, but I really believe that His hand is at work in stirring up some hearts through the writings of people like David Platt and Francis Chan and Reggie McNeal (the 3 I am reading right now!)
I heard about it through your lovely blog. I decided to join when I saw my sweet friend Ali was over the moon for this book study. I felt after I read your blog, God layed it on my heart to get this book and get busy reading! It is definately making me question a lot of things and I am eager to discuss and pursue him together. Thanks for your excitement…can’t wait.
First heard about it right here at your blog. How could I not join?
Heard about Radical from your blog…can’t wait!
I first heard about Radical from you dear friend … and did not think that I wanted to try to cram it in with my homework… but the more I read about your excitement and others who wanted to read it together… well, I couldn’t help but look it up and when I read the first chapter online… well, that was all she wrote! I signed up.
I first heard about the Radical Read Along from your guest post on It’s Almost Naptime.
God’s been stirring for a long time…I obeyed at the first whisper to leave a mega church but I didn’t go far (to another mega church down the street) and now God is whipsering again so I am praying Radical will give my husband I direction (my husband agreed to read the extra copy I ended up with).
I heard about it on your blog. My co-worker comes back to Haiti today! YAY! I can’t wait to start reading it.
I heard about it on your blog. Thanks for the opportunity to share this exciting adventure. I can’t wait to get started. Both my daughters and my two sisters are now joining in!