Jim Palmer

Called to Be Friends, Called to Serve

History & Biography

“Healing Power of Friendship in a Lonely World, One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love, and Count it All Joy: The Ridiculous Paradox of Suffering “In our age of tribalism, we differentiate ourselves by class, race, education, and communication style. So how does John Perkins (a poor African American Christian with a third-grade education plus eloquence) become for forty years a good friend of Howard Ahmanson, a rich white Christian with a postgraduate linguistics degree plus a Tourette’s syndrome stutter? Paul Marshall’s account displays the shared syllable in their backgrounds: Christ.” ‑Marvin Olasky, chairman, Zenger House, and former editor-in-chief, World “Paul Marshall has brought together the lives of two incredible human beings and their quest to positively serve and impact our communities. I am fortunate to have met Dr. John Perkins and blessed to call Howard Ahmanson a good friend. Both are brilliant men of God who were interested in a renewal movement to draw together people through Christian community development in America. Called to Be Friends: Called to Serve is a book I highly recommend.”

Faith Unraveled

Apologetics

“Rachel Held Evans is brilliant, gutsy, real, and hilarious, and Faith Unraveled impacted my spiritual journey in ways I never imagined. I can’t remember a book that I enjoyed reading more, partly because Rachel is a great writer, and partly because she so fearlessly examines the conflict between her inherited beliefs about God and the truth of her own spiritual experience. There’s a certain weight to Faith Unraveled that distinguishes it from the other spiritual memoir books out there.”