"THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GABRIEL PHILLIPS"
BY: STEPHEN BALDWIN AND MARK TABB
I am sure I know what you are thinking! This site is suppose to be about Bmx! Well my first priority is to the man upstairs. This past year has taken me on many journeys but, this one I must share. Being in extreme sports I have been a fan of Stephen Baldwin since he started his extreme ministry and created the Livin Up video and Tour (Although he did not include Flatland....One day he and I will have to talk about that Just kidding) anyway...a few weeks ago I was channel surfing and caught him doing an interview on the Family Network (this was a local Christian Channel we get in Wichita Falls, TX) In was discussing this new book that he and Mark Tabb wrote together called The death and life of Gabriel Phillips. This book kept sticking in my mind all week that week. Finally I was telling my wife about it and on my B-Day she bought this book and the book about Stephen Balwins life coming to know God.....I started with this book....The funny thing is God has a great way of reaching out to us...I have had some great ups and great downs this year....But, the setting of this book was in Indiana and discussed numerous places I visited as a child growing up in Indy. It also touched on many things I have faced in my life....However; the thing that i felt the most is in some way I could identify with every character in the book in some way whether it was within myself or someone I have known through my life...The other funny thing is after finishing this great book I started reading the other...I can tell you I am already starting to grow as a Christian from the first and excited to see where the next takes me...I encourage you whether you are a Christian or not to check out this book...it is filled with entertainment and I promise it will take you on a fun ride with all the twist and turns...you will read it just to get to the end to find out what happens....But, I hope it does connect with your life and helps with some life lesson and ulimately a relationship with God...with all we are experiencing today...God needs to be our number one.....God Bless and Merry Christams!
Chris Ridener
Flatmonkey Bmx
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