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SERIOUS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS should feel a tug at their hearts to know him better and to know other believers better, to experience that beautiful description of the early church in Acts 2:
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. … They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
How do we get there? How do we find such intensity of life today in our churches and living rooms?
Our cultures are different, our way of worship may be different, yet it only makes sense that to get to the same place as the church in Acts 2, we should follow the same path. We tried that at my fellowship in a small town in Virginia and were delighted at the outcome.
Let’s dig in and see what we can learn …
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About the Author
Jonathan Marken earned a B.A. in English from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, in 1980 and an M.A. from the University of Delaware in 1982. He won a fellowship for Ph.D. study and did an additional year of classes, then returned to VCU to teach for a year.
At that point he made a career change and took a job in the publications office at Hampden-Sydney College, doing writing, editing, and graphic design. Design had been only a side venture, but he grew more and more interested in it under the tutelage of the publications director, an award-winning designer.
After four years at that post, Jonathan left to launch his own freelance business, Lamp-Post Publicity, which he pursues to this day (https://lamppostpublicity.com). Over the years, Jonathan has helped more and more self-published authors to bring their dreams to reality.
As he nears retirement, Jonathan wants to pursue his own writing career he has only dabbled in up to this point. He established Shining Light Publications as the publishing arm of Lamp-Post Publicity.
Jonathan’s wife, Sherri, is the quality control for the business and played an important role in this book. They have four daughters—one taught English in Romania for five years and is now back teaching in Lynchburg, another teaches history in Lynchburg, the third is an RN in Appomattox, and the fourth is a BCBA working with adults with disabilities in Illinois.
Both Jonathan and Sherri play important roles at the small church featured in this book.
