“The Paradise King” with Blaine Eldredge
The Allender Center Podcast
The Allender Center
4.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Looking for a good book to curl up with this winter? Dan and Rachael both highly recommend the new book by today’s guest, Blaine Eldredge: “The Paradise King.”
The book is a unique exploration of Jesus through the Old Testament and into the New, blending historical fiction with a deep engagement with the biblical text.
Blaine joins us today to discuss the inspiration behind the book, sharing a personal journey marked by challenges and loss. The book and our discussion serve as an open invitation to embark on an exploration of wonder, curiosity, and the transformative power of storytelling.
You can find "The Paradise King" at your favorite bookstores, and don't miss our enlightening episode with Blaine Eldredge.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast. |
| 0:06.7 | I'm Dr. Dan Allender. |
| 0:08.7 | And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen. |
| 0:10.5 | We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world. |
| 0:14.7 | And restoration for the heart. |
| 0:17.2 | Thank you for joining us. |
| 0:18.5 | Let's get this conversation started. |
| 0:28.6 | Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. All right. We're in Advent, and it is such a complex and rich season as we've been talking about, Rachel. |
| 0:37.6 | And we wanted to do an episode on what we most want people to buy for Christmas. |
| 0:46.4 | And I had the privilege of reading a book this summer in manuscript form. |
| 0:52.4 | And as soon as I read the book, it was like, |
| 0:55.1 | oh, I know what I want people to buy for Christmas. |
| 0:59.5 | Normally, what I say is provide people experience. |
| 1:03.3 | You're like, you know, instead of just buying a sweater, |
| 1:06.1 | buy your adult daughter three meals where you get to engage her regarding her life or something |
| 1:15.5 | you read together. And when Becky and I had the privilege of reading a new book, and I'll tell you |
| 1:24.1 | the author and the book in a moment. We had conversations that were so rich. |
| 1:30.8 | In one sense, here's a purchase that opens the door to an experience, and that is conversations |
| 1:38.1 | about Scripture, about ourselves, about Jesus, that were some of the richest we've had. |
| 1:47.0 | So let me introduce a dear friend, Blaine Eldridge. |
| 1:52.9 | And Blaine, welcome to our podcast. |
| 1:56.6 | Dan, Rachel, thank you. |
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