LONGWOOD, FL-In Adventures in Christianity: The Trip ($17.99, paperback, 978-1-60266-538-5; $27.99, hardcover, 978-1-60266-541-5), a group of young Christians is accompanied by their pastor and a well-liked elder on a backpacking trip into Yosemite. Their trip is filled with adventures: a glacier hike, swimming in the wild, and views of some of the most beautiful scenery imaginableÑeverything a backpacking trip should be. During the course of this noteworthy adventure, the young Christians find out who they are in God and what they're made of. The novel, helmed by the creative writing team of Geoff Fredericks and Kathleen Martens, provides an easy opening for conversations about God, prayer, and faith without being condescending.
Say the authors, "It's not hard to find the bad in our lives or the media today-it's all around us. The good takes a little more effort to find. Adventures in Christianity: The Trip offers a respite from the bad news so prevalent in our media today. ItÕs a delightful story free from the questionable content that has become the norm in our society"
Working together in an office all day, Fredericks and Martens often found time to converse about the fruitfulness of their Christian lives. Adventures in Christianity came about when they collectively put their life experiences together to create stories that would speak to youth and touch souls. With so few Christian role models in the media that youth can relate to, Fredericks and Martens attempt to fill that vacant niche with an admirable cast of characters who embody the spirit of Christian living.
Geoff Fredericks and Kathleen Martens work in a small consulting firm in Costa Mesa, California. Fredericks is a construction consultant and Martens is the litigation/case coordinator.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Adventures in Christianity through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007