Publisher Description
What happens when we take Jesus at his word when he says, "I have come that you might have life and have it to the full?" New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson and his mentor Richard Foth have done just that with their lives--and in A Trip around the Sun, they show readers how they too can experience their life and faith as the ultimate adventure.In a fun, storytelling style, Mark and Dick challenge readers to shake off fear, dream big, and quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. The accumulated wisdom from their combined 117 trips around the sun radiates from every heartfelt page, invigorating those of us who have found ourselves stuck in a rut dug by our sense of duty and our fear of the unknown. Anyone who wants to grab life and squeeze every ounce of joy out of it will be inspired by this unapologetic celebration of the life Jesus died to give us.
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About the Authors
Mark Batterson serves as the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. Recognized as one of America’s twenty-five most innovative churches, NCC is one church with seven locations. Mark’s blog and webcast also reach a virtual congregation around the world. A New York Times bestselling author, his books include The Circle Maker and In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. He holds a doctorate degree from Regent University and lives on Capitol Hill with his family.
Susanna Foth Aughtmon is the author of All I Need Is Jesus and a Good Pair of Jeans, My Bangs Look Good and Other Lies I Tell Myself, and I Blame Eve. A pastor’s wife and mother of three, Aughtmon assists her husband, Scott, in various ministries at the church they planted in California.
Richard Foth is the father of four and grandfather of eleven. In his roles as a pastor, college president, and conference speaker, he is best known as a storyteller believing that God’s story and our stories touch the world. He holds a DMin from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Ruth, live in Colorado.