Greetings everyone,

I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted  here, but in the meantime I’ve been through 2000 entries at RLP and selected a hundred out of which we will select content for the second RLP book. I didn’t take many essays from 2003 or 2004, in part because the best ones were selected by Eerdmans for the first book. I ended up with a list of just under 100. You can view it that list here – http://reallivepreacher.com/view/newbookstuff.

Those who have purchased advance copies of the book will be receiving an email with instructions on how to vote on the content.

Several important things to note:

1. I know there’s no way any of you will read them all. You don’t have to. There are about 200 of us involved, so we’ll get everything covered if everyone just reads a few or as many as they want. Or if you just remember something you liked, you can vote for it without reading anything.

2. These are just the ones that I thought were my best work. If you remember something you liked and it’s not in the list, go ahead and vote for it. Make your case.

Christian Century, Foy, and RLPDV

Christian Century: I’m pretty sure CC will give permission to use any of the essays in their collection. There are 35 on their website.  I think there is some good stuff there.

Foy Stories: I don’t know. This is the writing that means the most to me, personally. But do they fit the book? If you think one or two should be in the book, suggest which ones.

RLPDV: I’ve gotten away from those. Not because I don’t like them but I just haven’t been driven to do them. I’m sure I’ll go through an RLPDV phase again at some point. But there are a few of them. I think I like Where is the Man the best. I’d like one or maybe two of those to be in there.

Other Stuff – Never Published:

I’ve got a number of things not published before:

1. Emails and answers from my archive with permission to use. I could get some of those for a few “Dear RLP” pieces. Those could be scattered around in the book. They’re short.
2. I have some never published RLPDV stuff from the Old Testament and one that is the background for the book of Galatians, written as a story.
3. I have a number of essays in progress. I could cloister myself and work up a few of those.
4. Finally, I have a bunch of old things I wrote before Real Live Preacher that were in various newsletters for Covenant. If I went through all the old newsletters, I might find 2 or 3 that I like. I’ve planned on doing that anyway but I’ve always had more fresh stuff to work on than I had time anyway.

I’m thinking it would be fun to put some of that stuff together and send it to you guys. Let you take a look. I feel a little vulnerable about that because some of it might be rough. But if you saw drafts, maybe some of these new things would be in there.

That’s where things stand. Go ahead and take a look at the stuff. Watch for the email with instructions for the vote.

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