I've been given the chance, thanks to the fine folks at Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) to GIVEAWAY TWO COPIES of Dr. Timothy Keller's newest book, King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus (Kindle | audio). It will be released on February 22nd. This is also the first book to have the Redeemer imprint, for books about faith and ministry in global culture. Pretty exciting stuff at full price, but you get the chance to WIN A FREE COPY!
Here's how it works...
STEP 1: Copy & share the following without the quote marks on Twitter (if you aren't on Twitter, use Facebook, or do BOTH!): "Want a FREE copy of King's Cross by Tim Keller? RT this & comment at Reformissionary to enter! http://bit.ly/g9eGgh "
STEP 2: Leave a comment below (so I can verify you did step 1). Include your full name and real email address (kept private) so I can contact the winners. For fun, guess the number of books (from my library) sitting on my desk right now. It's between 1-100.
I will randomly choose 2 winners in the late afternoon/early evening on Friday (18th).
GO! (And check out my page filled with other Tim Keller Resources)
Derek Brown - @derekbrown. On your desk right now: 16.
Posted by: Derek Brown | 02/17/2011 at 04:24 PM
Jeff Wright
@jeffwrightjr
Posted on Twitter & Facebook
7 books, the perfect amount. :)
Posted by: Jeff Wright | 02/17/2011 at 04:27 PM
Josh Reich
@joshuareich
I'm guessing 39
Posted by: Josh Reich | 02/17/2011 at 04:31 PM
You better include me in the contest, and not eliminate me because you'd be afraid if I won.
@joethorn
2 books - and they're just there for looks.
Posted by: JoeThorn | 02/17/2011 at 04:31 PM
Tweeted, @barwal1
37 books
Posted by: Barry | 02/17/2011 at 04:34 PM
@kennyinnes
Also on my Facebook
I reckon you have 23 books on the desk.
Posted by: Kenny Innes | 02/17/2011 at 04:37 PM
Just tweeted on Twitter.
@jchrisland
I think you have 20 copies. 1 for yourself and 19 to giveaway.
Posted by: Chris Land | 02/17/2011 at 04:37 PM
tweeted @rmoore1988 45 books
Posted by: Robby Moore | 02/17/2011 at 04:37 PM
@nate_downey
23. And all of them are Tim Keller books. Which means you have multiple copies of each.
Posted by: nate downey | 02/17/2011 at 04:40 PM
I am excited about King's Cross because I love stories and because my brother, Pastor Joey, is excited about this book. I am going to guess that you have 13 books on your shelf.
Posted by: Michelle Kalas | 02/17/2011 at 04:47 PM
RT'd on Twitter...
I sure do want this book!
Posted by: matt ford | 02/17/2011 at 04:50 PM
Retweeted it...56 books
Posted by: Billy Barron | 02/17/2011 at 04:52 PM
I copied and shared it on my facebook.
Do you have 15 books on your desk?
Posted by: Brian Lee | 02/17/2011 at 04:56 PM
1000
Posted by: Orion Berridge | 02/17/2011 at 04:59 PM
I RT on twitter also
Posted by: Orion Berridge | 02/17/2011 at 04:59 PM
Done. 45 books.
Posted by: John Domingo | 02/17/2011 at 05:01 PM
@noahdlee
5 books
Posted by: Noah | 02/17/2011 at 05:05 PM
22 books on your desk? Wait, that might be my desk I'm thinking of...
traceyhenderson on Twitter.
Posted by: Tracey Henderson | 02/17/2011 at 05:08 PM
Chris Meirose
@MrCLM
43 books
I have 34 on my desk (not counting 2 Moleskins) and Keller wrote 2 of those 34.
Posted by: Mrclm | 02/17/2011 at 05:15 PM
@chrishennessey
17 books
Posted by: Chris Hennessey | 02/17/2011 at 05:17 PM
@IBCNathan
4 books on the desk?
Posted by: Nathan Carter | 02/17/2011 at 05:26 PM
I'm gonna say 7... perfect number, and you're the "perfect" SBC pastor.
Posted by: Jeremy Writebol | 02/17/2011 at 05:29 PM
@jthomasb
I bet you have 64 books on your desk.
Posted by: Thomas Burris | 02/17/2011 at 05:36 PM
You have three books on your desk! one that you are reading, one that you have read, and one that you are about to read!
Posted by: drbarnwell | 02/17/2011 at 05:49 PM
37 books
Jody Sneed [email protected]
Posted by: Jody Sneed | 02/17/2011 at 05:53 PM
Jeremy, well reasoned. :)
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 02/17/2011 at 05:54 PM
This is Ed Goodman. I posted on Twitter and I'm guessing you have 8 books on your desk.
Posted by: Ed Goodman | 02/17/2011 at 06:06 PM
15 books. 5 for sermon prep. 4 because you're out of shelf space. 3 because they're always there. 2 to give away. 1 because you're reading it.
Posted by: Brian Hedges | 02/17/2011 at 06:07 PM
I would love a copy of this book. My twitter name is @aaronsellars.
I'm guess you might be worse than me right now and you have 37 on your desk.
Posted by: Aaron Sellars | 02/17/2011 at 06:21 PM
Another sweet opportunity. Thanks for this!
Posted by: Randy Alston | 02/17/2011 at 06:28 PM
Just did the RT. Thanks for opportunity. Guessing you have 53 books on desk.
Posted by: Paul Ortlinghaus | 02/17/2011 at 06:39 PM
Thanks for the chance to win this book. @toddjrobertson
66 books for obvious reasons.
Posted by: Todd Robertson | 02/17/2011 at 06:41 PM
Tweeted! @willieharris
I'm guessing 5 books!
Posted by: Willie Harris | 02/17/2011 at 06:43 PM
It is accomplished.
@jlangley1983
27 books seems a reasonable number of books to have on one's desk
Posted by: Justin Langley | 02/17/2011 at 06:49 PM
Robbie Schmidtberger
Tweeted - @rschmidtberger
Say #13
Posted by: Robbie Schmidtberger | 02/17/2011 at 06:49 PM
Boom! The tweet has been tweeted.
- @ChristopherLash
Posted by: Chris Lash | 02/17/2011 at 06:59 PM
Oh yeah. And my guess is 59 books.
Posted by: Chris Lash | 02/17/2011 at 06:59 PM
Bill Reichart
posted on @billreichart
You have 23 books right now on your desk...
Posted by: Bill Reichart | 02/17/2011 at 08:18 PM
Tweeted as @aplectic
Seven books.
Jeff
Posted by: Scripture Zealot | 02/17/2011 at 09:13 PM
I say 14 books & I think your music library is stellar.
@micahspence on Twitter
Posted by: Micah Spence | 02/17/2011 at 09:14 PM
Tweeted
@jasonbellar
I believe you have 35 books on your desk.
Posted by: Jason Bellar | 02/17/2011 at 09:26 PM
Thomas Kinsfather - @TomKinsfather
44 books.
Posted by: Thomas Kinsfather | 02/17/2011 at 09:27 PM
John Park.
Copy/pasted on FB.
14 books.
Posted by: John Park | 02/17/2011 at 09:32 PM
@akmcclen. :)
25 books.
Posted by: Akmcclen | 02/17/2011 at 09:51 PM
@dunlopsays ill try 28
Posted by: Michael Dunlop | 02/17/2011 at 10:07 PM
@miltongtz
10 books
Posted by: Milton Gutierrez | 02/17/2011 at 11:26 PM
I guess..... 7
@drewezanki
Posted by: Drewe | 02/17/2011 at 11:38 PM
Would love to win the book :-) Did the RT. Guessing on 12 books, one for each tribe.
@kootenayrev
Posted by: Richard Campeau | 02/18/2011 at 12:12 AM
RT'ed. @stevebishopuk - I reckon there must be 50. I use my desk as a bookshelf!
Posted by: stevebishop | 02/18/2011 at 01:27 AM
@ArtsMentoringCo
14 books on your desk and who knows how many, on the floor around your desk, or the chair next to your desk!?
Posted by: Geoff Hall | 02/18/2011 at 02:21 AM
RT'd @jakebelder. I'm going to say 26 books on the desk right now.
Posted by: Jake Belder | 02/18/2011 at 05:15 AM
@kezrush "comment" ;)
Posted by: Kevin Rush | 02/18/2011 at 05:37 AM
34
Posted by: Kevin Rush | 02/18/2011 at 05:38 AM
Hey,
@scottleary
And you have probably 25 books on your desk.
Thanks!
Posted by: Scott Leary | 02/18/2011 at 06:08 AM
I retweeted @JoeThorn (I hope I'm not disqualified by proxy)...
@TimothyGHarris
It propagated over to FaceBook as well (thanks for the birthday greetings, BTW!)
I think you have only one book on your desk. Me? Twenty-four.
Posted by: Timothy Harris | 02/18/2011 at 07:15 AM
Steve, @brentonbalvin RT'd. Are you counting your Kindle and the books downloaded on it? If so I'm guessing 87.
Posted by: Brenton Balvin | 02/18/2011 at 08:22 AM
@erikraymond
does this count what would be on an e-reader? I'm going with 100 because you went to Seminary and wear glasses.
Posted by: Erik | 02/18/2011 at 08:42 AM
Retweeted. @Amber_Harrelson Thanks for the opportunity!
My guess is 20.
Posted by: Amber Harrelson | 02/18/2011 at 08:46 AM
RT'd (@rpholliday). I'm guessing 51 books, figuring about 5-10 stacks of between 5-10 books per stack, plus one open for reading... Okay, so that's what my desk looks like and this could be some form of over-identification, but I'm sticking with it. Thanks for extending the book offer!
Posted by: Rob Holliday | 02/18/2011 at 09:04 AM
@spackett
5 books total on your desk - your copy of Keller's book, two to give away, your bible and moleskin.
Posted by: Scott Packett | 02/18/2011 at 09:08 AM
@ryanwentzel
9 books.
Posted by: Ryan Wentzel | 02/18/2011 at 09:12 AM
@smithajm
So I currently have 46 on mine, so I'll go with that for you.
Posted by: Andrew Smith | 02/18/2011 at 09:17 AM
Only about 5 on my desk at the moment.
Posted by: Todd Wright | 02/18/2011 at 09:18 AM
@JenmariPayant
2 books
Posted by: Jenmari | 02/18/2011 at 09:46 AM
RT @markavance
I would guess 7 - number of perfection.
Posted by: Mark Vance | 02/18/2011 at 09:57 AM
@kevinhash
8 books
Posted by: kevin hash | 02/18/2011 at 10:20 AM
Done (Twitter & Facebook). @comarshbob
I'm guessing 13 books...for the 12 + the apostle to the gentiles:)
Posted by: Bob Comarsh | 02/18/2011 at 10:20 AM
I'm calling foul, right now. (That's right, a sports term!) You need to tell people that your "desk" is simply a low shelf in your bookcase. So technically, all the books on the shelves are on your desk. I'm changing my number to 450.
Posted by: Joe Thorn | 02/18/2011 at 10:24 AM
TIM is awesome i would love this book
Posted by: Gordon deming | 02/18/2011 at 10:26 AM
I forgot to guess. 17 books
Posted by: Gordon deming | 02/18/2011 at 10:29 AM
RT'd this on twitter and now I am commenting.
Posted by: Brian Metz | 02/18/2011 at 10:43 AM
And I guess 9
Posted by: Brian Metz | 02/18/2011 at 10:56 AM
Tweeted.
@bradymartin
Posted by: Brady Martin | 02/18/2011 at 11:06 AM
Re-tweeted. 9 books
Posted by: [email protected] | 02/18/2011 at 11:36 AM
And that would be @kerrybuttram
Posted by: Kerry Buttram | 02/18/2011 at 11:38 AM
David Richmon
@dmrichmon
I have 18 on mine right now, so I'll make that my guess.
Posted by: David Richmon | 02/18/2011 at 11:51 AM
Done. 28 books (because that is what I have on my desk).
Posted by: Bvictor33 | 02/18/2011 at 01:16 PM
http://www.facebook.com/yasdnil85
I'm guessing 25 for no particular reason.
Posted by: Lindsay Kennedy | 02/18/2011 at 01:36 PM
Kindle question is a fair one. I'm NOT counting Kindle books.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 02/18/2011 at 01:56 PM
RT'd at @mattperrybcbc and @gospelgripped . I say 22.
Posted by: Matthew Perry | 02/18/2011 at 02:26 PM
I did both. Terry Leap, Southern Heights Baptist Church in Lexington, KY.
13 books on your desk.
Posted by: Terry Leap | 02/18/2011 at 02:32 PM
@DanCruver
Just tweeted it.
#22 books.
Posted by: DanCruver | 02/18/2011 at 02:32 PM
@Armando_Ordonez
23 books
Posted by: Armando Ordonez | 02/18/2011 at 02:33 PM
I'm guessing 7.
Posted by: Christopher Jackson | 02/18/2011 at 02:35 PM
Tweeted by @alimcgrathfan
Hope I win...Keller is my second favorite =)
Posted by: H.A. | 02/18/2011 at 02:36 PM
I tweeted, and I say 17 books. Anymore than that... You're crazy. :)
Posted by: Bryan Lopez | 02/18/2011 at 02:37 PM
[email protected]
40 books on your desk?
Posted by: [email protected] | 02/18/2011 at 02:39 PM
Tweeted. 9 books.
Posted by: Jeremy | 02/18/2011 at 02:40 PM
@metanoiarev
I'll go with 4 books.
Posted by: Adam Feldman | 02/18/2011 at 02:44 PM
Free Book Please!
I guess 7.
Posted by: Marc Herron | 02/18/2011 at 02:47 PM
RT'ed @joshjcollins
I'm guessing 19.
Posted by: Josh Collins | 02/18/2011 at 03:03 PM
@jonathanrees
I'd have to say 26.
Posted by: Jon Rees | 02/18/2011 at 03:06 PM
this is JordanAMogck and I'm not optimistic about my chances, but can't catch a fish without putting the lure in the water, right?. My guess is you've got 3 books on your desk.
Posted by: Jordan Mogck | 02/18/2011 at 03:11 PM
Would love to win the book.
I just tweeted the tweet. @pastorgibson
I am guessing a dozen on your desk and probably twice that piled next to it.
Posted by: Terrry | 02/18/2011 at 03:39 PM
67
Posted by: Mattias Åbom | 02/18/2011 at 03:43 PM
Winners...
#93 Jordan Mogck - who said "I'm not optimistic"
#35 Robbie Schmidtberger
Congrats guys!
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 02/18/2011 at 06:53 PM
@matt_steen...
At least 46 books...
Posted by: Matt Steen | 02/18/2011 at 07:33 PM
By the way, the answer to the books question is 96. I believe the closest is Erik Raymond, who guessed 100.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 02/18/2011 at 08:34 PM