The Last Enemy: Preparing to Win the Fight of Your Life by Michael E. Wittmer

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdT7neC65_evFoN5ybKnG8e-0qFvuQF8Qbyxc3fmqnD9hQr5F4ZOPZTcFkx6hO8B0JxukCCLKeu_0Cyiff4U79hSIMrYyjlkFxBy8S3V1oTP4tYcMYJ2VlW3YvH_VaZM981DmP1M8B-g/s1600/FIRSTWildCardTours2.jpg"></a><a href="http://firstwildcardtours.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480264388542368882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdT7neC65_evFoN5ybKnG8e-0qFvuQF8Qbyxc3fmqnD9hQr5F4ZOPZTcFkx6hO8B0JxukCCLKeu_0Cyiff4U79hSIMrYyjlkFxBy8S3V1oTP4tYcMYJ2VlW3YvH_VaZM981DmP1M8B-g/s200/FIRSTWildCardTours2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 145px;" /></a>It is time for a <span style="color: #990000;"><strong><a href="http://firstwildcardtours.blogspot.com/">FIRST Wild Card Tour</a></strong></span> book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! <span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Enjoy your free peek into the book!</strong></span> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>You never know when I might play a wild card on you!</em></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> <strong>Today's Wild Card author is: </strong> </div> <br /> <div align="center"> <strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://mikewittmer.wordpress.com/">Michael E. Wittmer</a></span></strong> </div> <br /> <div align="center"> <strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%;">and the book:</span> </span></strong> </div> <br /> <div align="center"> <strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572935146">The Last Enemy: Preparing to Win the Fight of Your Life</a></span></strong> </div> <div align="center"> <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Discovery House Publishers (March 1, 2012)</span> </div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> ***Special thanks to Susan Otis of Creative Resources, Inc. for sending me a review copy.*** <br /> <br /> <div align="left"> <strong><span style="color: #333399; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></span></strong></div> <br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdEhAKxWISmpAKhWWhaEf0xi9QTsfn_bKYClrc8GJx3RvT8cm2MejsYIThXArDkPpbXVBLKLiLvrX_R1K1cAh5dsv3a5dmbzCZdpnZJADgxJqOcZzms0k1zDRNxK5wtSkRXji-QmsxKg/s1600/Michael+wittmer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdEhAKxWISmpAKhWWhaEf0xi9QTsfn_bKYClrc8GJx3RvT8cm2MejsYIThXArDkPpbXVBLKLiLvrX_R1K1cAh5dsv3a5dmbzCZdpnZJADgxJqOcZzms0k1zDRNxK5wtSkRXji-QmsxKg/s200/Michael+wittmer.jpg" width="118" /></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">An </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ohio</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> native (and demoralized fan of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cleveland</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> sports teams), Mike attended seminary in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Grand Rapids</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, where he has </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">been stu</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">c</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">k every since.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">  He isn’t complaining, for </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">West Michigan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">’s many churches and miles of fresh water coastline makes for a fine place to raise a family.  He and his wife, Julie, have three young child</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ren, Avery, Landon and Alayna. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Because of them, he has no hobbies.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">When Mike isn’t playing catch or kck the can with his kids, he can be found teaching theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.  He also enjoys writing books, such as this one, that help Christians to treasure and apply the gospel to their lives.  Nothing is more important, for we’re all going to die.  And then live again!</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt;"> Visit the author's <a href="http://mikewittmer.wordpress.com/">website</a>.</div> <br /> <div align="left"> <strong><span style="color: #333399; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">SHORT BOOK DESCRIPTION:</span> </span></strong></div> <br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bmL6pRcSEkuZOD1NCXwtrUHL3ZCBwI8rcQLvgtPMDbsG0W6ZGbV1gbYqrB4PNt1ZK51z4INKkleXCF4HfzwGW-gwFVOnvnFET1h3kWYGrR0tHClrM20-eAzUnrp4SXvd7ZIvYEX3WmE/s1600/The+Last+Enemy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bmL6pRcSEkuZOD1NCXwtrUHL3ZCBwI8rcQLvgtPMDbsG0W6ZGbV1gbYqrB4PNt1ZK51z4INKkleXCF4HfzwGW-gwFVOnvnFET1h3kWYGrR0tHClrM20-eAzUnrp4SXvd7ZIvYEX3WmE/s200/The+Last+Enemy.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eventually the door to eternity will open for each us. How should Christians deal with the inevitability of death? Offering clarity and hope, Wittmer explores believers' emotions and reactions to the end of life, the pain imposed by the enemy, Jesus' triumph over sin and death, and ways to prepare for the ultimate victory.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fHB0sejOJ6k" width="400"></iframe> <br /> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /> <br /></div> Product Details:<br /> List Price: $8.99<br /> Paperback: 144 pages<br /> Publisher: Discovery House Publishers (March 1, 2012)<br /> Language: English<br /> ISBN-10: 1572935146<br /> ISBN-13: 978-1572935143<br /> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></div> <br /> <strong style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER (Please click the cover below to LOOK INSIDE!):</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/B007O0LNBE/ref=sib_dp_kd#reader-link"><span id="goog_1143753753"></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i4yLxEb5wlzM1_XytIJBEqRPKd5MxnQhJKL6bC3ndiS3oeWvLmt3gjtVcJMSI_rs9nJNjRl4k7RNO_UmHO9LtlMjrOhpN-OUCrsr_m0gZ4DYPpMTdVKHmVdEVkIvER_yEzK4w5UikUA/s1600/the+last+enemy+look+inside.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Enemy-ebook/dp/B007O0LNBE/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334546219&sr=1-3"> <span id="goog_1143753754"></span></a>

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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!

You never know when I might play a wild card on you!

Today's Wild Card author is:

Michael E. Wittmer

and the book:

The Last Enemy: Preparing to Win the Fight of Your Life

Discovery House Publishers (March 1, 2012)

***Special thanks to Susan Otis of Creative Resources, Inc. for sending me a review copy.***

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

An Ohio native (and demoralized fan of Cleveland sports teams), Mike attended seminary in Grand Rapids, where he has been stuck every since.  He isn’t complaining, for West Michigan’s many churches and miles of fresh water coastline makes for a fine place to raise a family.  He and his wife, Julie, have three young children, Avery, Landon and Alayna. Because of them, he has no hobbies.

When Mike isn’t playing catch or kck the can with his kids, he can be found teaching theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.  He also enjoys writing books, such as this one, that help Christians to treasure and apply the gospel to their lives.  Nothing is more important, for we’re all going to die.  And then live again!

Visit the author's website.

SHORT BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Eventually the door to eternity will open for each us. How should Christians deal with the inevitability of death? Offering clarity and hope, Wittmer explores believers' emotions and reactions to the end of life, the pain imposed by the enemy, Jesus' triumph over sin and death, and ways to prepare for the ultimate victory.

Product Details:
List Price: $8.99
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Discovery House Publishers (March 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1572935146
ISBN-13: 978-1572935143

AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER (Please click the cover below to LOOK INSIDE!):