by Jason Joyner | Jun 22, 2010 | Blog, CSFF, Imaginary Jesus, speculative fiction
Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a blog post where anything can happen. Anything you can imagine may pop up.
A talking donkey?
Check.
A romp through space and time and Portland, Oregon?
Yup.
Jesus getting punched in the face?
Say what???
Welcome to the June edition of the Christian Sci-fi and Fantasy Blog Tour, a lively place to find some people talking passionately about speculative fiction with a Christian bent. I can promise you that this is the most interesting book we have ever talked about.
Imaginary Jesus.
This is the first book from Matt Mikalatos. I’ve interacted with Matt since the old faith*in*fiction blog days and have followed him off and on at his blog “Burning Hearts Revolution” since. His humor kept it very entertaining, as he talked about his girls’ adventures in soccer, traveling for ministry, or off-the-wall observations of life.
The last phrase is a good description of Imaginary Jesus.
It is an unusual novel, as it has a lot of autobiographical elements of Matt’s life woven through the book. In fact, he is the main character. The book starts with him hanging out at a Portland coffee shop with who he thinks is Jesus. At least, it is “his” Jesus.
When a burly fisherman type comes in and joins Matt, he is startled when the stranger accuses Jesus of not being real. This is where Jesus gets pounded in the nose.
Matt protests, but the stranger introduces himself as the apostle Peter, and he informs Matt, “I knew Jesus. That is not the real Jesus.”
From there the book takes the reader on a wild ride to discover the real Jesus. It involves time travel, talking donkeys, comic book shops, dinner with the President, and a “Houdini Dog.”
If that doesn’t pique your interest for my review tomorrow, then I may have to ask Matt to send you the Frog of Hate (TM).
If you require a little more instant gratification, check out the book’s website or my tour comrades below!
Brandon Barr
Keanan Brand
Grace Bridges
Beckie Burnham
Valerie Comer
R. L. Copple
Amy Cruson
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Andrea Graham
Tori Greene
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Leighton
Rebecca LuElla Miller
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
Chawna Schroeder
Rachel Starr Thomson
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
KM Wilsher
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by Jason Joyner | Jun 22, 2010 | Blog, CSFF, Imaginary Jesus, speculative fiction
Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a blog post where anything can happen. Anything you can imagine may pop up.
A talking donkey?
Check.
A romp through space and time and Portland, Oregon?
Yup.
Jesus getting punched in the face?
Say what???
Welcome to the June edition of the Christian Sci-fi and Fantasy Blog Tour, a lively place to find some people talking passionately about speculative fiction with a Christian bent. I can promise you that this is the most interesting book we have ever talked about.
Imaginary Jesus.
This is the first book from Matt Mikalatos. I’ve interacted with Matt since the old faith*in*fiction blog days and have followed him off and on at his blog “Burning Hearts Revolution” since. His humor kept it very entertaining, as he talked about his girls’ adventures in soccer, traveling for ministry, or off-the-wall observations of life.
The last phrase is a good description of Imaginary Jesus.
It is an unusual novel, as it has a lot of autobiographical elements of Matt’s life woven through the book. In fact, he is the main character. The book starts with him hanging out at a Portland coffee shop with who he thinks is Jesus. At least, it is “his” Jesus.
When a burly fisherman type comes in and joins Matt, he is startled when the stranger accuses Jesus of not being real. This is where Jesus gets pounded in the nose.
Matt protests, but the stranger introduces himself as the apostle Peter, and he informs Matt, “I knew Jesus. That is not the real Jesus.”
From there the book takes the reader on a wild ride to discover the real Jesus. It involves time travel, talking donkeys, comic book shops, dinner with the President, and a “Houdini Dog.”
If that doesn’t pique your interest for my review tomorrow, then I may have to ask Matt to send you the Frog of Hate (TM).
If you require a little more instant gratification, check out the book’s website or my tour comrades below!
Brandon Barr
Keanan Brand
Grace Bridges
Beckie Burnham
Valerie Comer
R. L. Copple
Amy Cruson
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Andrea Graham
Tori Greene
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Leighton
Rebecca LuElla Miller
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
Chawna Schroeder
Rachel Starr Thomson
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
KM Wilsher
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by Jason Joyner | Apr 27, 2010 | Blog, books, Jeffrey Overstreet, Raven's Ladder, speculative fiction
The race continues – the race to be relevant for the April (part deux) CSFF blog tour, featuring
Raven’s Ladder by Jeffrey Overstreet.
While my mad page-turning continues, in “honor” of the recent Earth Day, here are some recycled posts!
Did you notice it placing in this
notable list of top books of 2009?
Finally, here’s some people who have finished this race!
We’ll see tomorrow if I make it…
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by Jason Joyner | Apr 27, 2010 | Blog, books, Jeffrey Overstreet, Raven's Ladder, speculative fiction
The race continues – the race to be relevant for the April (part deux) CSFF blog tour, featuring
Raven’s Ladder by Jeffrey Overstreet.
While my mad page-turning continues, in “honor” of the recent Earth Day, here are some recycled posts!
Did you notice it placing in this
notable list of top books of 2009?
Finally, here’s some people who have finished this race!
We’ll see tomorrow if I make it…
—
by Jason Joyner | Apr 26, 2010 | Blog, books, fantasy, Jeffrey Overstreet, Raven's Ladder, speculative fiction
Join me, if you will, in a race.
A race comprised of great hurdles, twists and turns to throw off many a competitor. A race to join my compatriots in joyous celebration of another successful trip.
A race to see if I can finish in time…
Welcome to the Christian Sci-fi and Fantasy Tour for April (part deux). We are featuring the latest book in the Auralia Thread series by Jeffrey Overstreet: Raven’s Ladder.
My eyes were too big in picking books for the month of April, and I’m trying to finish Raven for this tour. Forget food, who needs personal hygiene, when I have a book I must finish! (Don’t worry, I’m in a dramatic mode).
Still, I have some tasty morsels to tide you over while my wheels spin furiously.
And finally, were there any people who managed to do their homework? Check the list below to see!
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Shane Deal
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Ryan Heart
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Nissa
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
Chawna Schroeder
Andrea Schultz
James Somers
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
KM Wilsher
by Jason Joyner | Apr 26, 2010 | Blog, books, fantasy, Jeffrey Overstreet, Raven's Ladder, speculative fiction
Join me, if you will, in a race.
A race comprised of great hurdles, twists and turns to throw off many a competitor. A race to join my compatriots in joyous celebration of another successful trip.
A race to see if I can finish in time…
Welcome to the Christian Sci-fi and Fantasy Tour for April (part deux). We are featuring the latest book in the Auralia Thread series by Jeffrey Overstreet: Raven’s Ladder.
My eyes were too big in picking books for the month of April, and I’m trying to finish Raven for this tour. Forget food, who needs personal hygiene, when I have a book I must finish! (Don’t worry, I’m in a dramatic mode).
Still, I have some tasty morsels to tide you over while my wheels spin furiously.
And finally, were there any people who managed to do their homework? Check the list below to see!
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Shane Deal
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Ryan Heart
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Nissa
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
Chawna Schroeder
Andrea Schultz
James Somers
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
KM Wilsher
