One with God: Book Launch June 20th

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Oneness with God . . .

Hey, friends! For various reasons, the timeline for launching my book One with God: Finding Your Identity, Purpose, and Destiny in the God Who Speaks has changed. It will now be available on Tuesday, June 20th. And I’m SO excited to share it with you! This is a work of the heart and the head, drawing attention to the beauty and mystery of Jesus’s prayer in John 17 that we be one with him and the Father (and, by implication, the Spirit). It’s a practical, poetic, and passionate plea—packed with reader resources, discussion questions, and prayers for group study. R. Kent Hughes was kind enough to write a foreword, and you can scroll down to see what other theologians have to say about it. Or, if you’d like to hear me talk about the ideas in the book, check out this podcast interview I did a while back on the Rooted in Revelation podcast.

I’m writing to you to see if you’d like to help me launch it into the world. As a launch team member, you’ll get exclusive access to the book, and I’ll be interacting regularly with members to help us do what we can to have the book make a splash when it drops. I usually offer to send launch members a signed copy of the book, which is fun for me and for them :)

If you’re not on Facebook but would still like to help, let me know via email (wordsfrompth@gmail.com). Can’t wait to engage with you on this!

What Theologians Are Saying

• “A subject as wondrous as our Creator God and as breathtaking as the fact that we can experience true oneness with him deserves a treatment this inspiring, this biblically grounded, and this beautifully written.” – Tim Challies, Christian pastor, blogger, and author of several books, including Visual Theology, Epic, and Seasons of Sorrow

• “One reason the modern emphasis on the self is so sinister is God made us for union with him. Union with the living God in Christ — almost too good to be true! — is a powerful tonic against the subtle, destructive spells of our age. Drink deeply of this book. That is, slowly, without hurry, and, as much as you’re able, without distraction. And do what God made us, as humans, uniquely for: meditate on God and marvel.” – David Mathis, senior teacher, desiringGod.org; pastor, Cities Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota; author, Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

• “One with God is a personal, poetic, practical and potent primer for spiritual growth. Herein Pierce Hibbs imparts theological nourishment to refocus, refresh and restore souls by deepening our understanding and experience of union with Christ.” – Dr. Peter A. Lillback, president, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia

• “This book is a wonder-filled, thoughtful combination of rich theology, poetic expression, personal sensitivity, and spiritual devotion. It unfolds how to pursue God in the light of his pursuit of us. Read it and taste the love of God.” – Vern S. Poythress, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary

• “One with God presents the reader with 12 concise chapters of mediations by Pierce Hibbs on Jesus’s great prayer of John 17. Each chapter takes up a theme of being One with God that Hibbs then develops. Most profitable is that every chapter concludes with reflection questions, prayer, and reader resources that allow the reader to apply what he has learned. A very beautiful series of mediations on Jesus’s High Priestly prayer, suitable for individual or group discussions.” – Rev. Dr. Alfred Poirier, Professor of Pastoral Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, PA

• “In some ways, this book’s thesis is simple: Chase after God. What could be sweeter or more relevant at a time when we seem to be chasing anything and everything else. This is the message that can change our life and Pierce Hibbs has articulated it so thoughtfully here.” – Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor, Westminster Seminary California

• “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body." So writes the sage in Proverbs 16:24. In One with God, Pierce Hibbs provides such wise and winning words for your faith. Like a chef de cuisine, Hibbs takes the life-giving doctrines of the Holy Trinity and union with Christ, adds pinches of life's seasoning and fresh illustrations, to produce a scrumptious, nutritious meal. No more will the Triune God and union with Jesus remain on an upper shelf as surely-important but out-of-reach sustenance. In One with God, you will join Hibbs in feast and fellowship around a table of grace, complete with rich, relevant, and rewarding truth. Pull up a chair and join in this delightfully accessible meal; enter into sweet and dynamic communion with the One who is himself our life.” – David B. Garner, Vice President of Global Ministries and Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary

• “There could be no more important virtue than being one. Pierce Hibbs helpfully argues that the essence of biblical oneness is love. He names and resolves the many obstacles to unity, be they psychological or philosophical. Readers will be pleasantly surprised to discover there are fresh ways to describe a tried and true gift from God. Rich and deeply satisfying, One with God should be read, slowly and carefully. In that great blessings await.” – William Edgar, Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary