Lori Stanley Roeleveld - Running from a Crazy Man

and Other Adventures Traveling with Jesus

by Lori Stanley Roeleveld

Forewarned by James L. Rubart

PRAISE FOR RUNNING FROM A CRAZY MAN

So you were hoping for a cheery devotional that would warm your heart, put a grin on your face, and remind you to count your blessings as you climb, climb up sunshine mountain as heavenly breezes blow?

Guess what?

You picked up the wrong book.

On the other hand, Ill bet you cant read just one of Loris bite-sized reflections. Theres plenty of sugar to help the medicine go down. As soon as you peek ahead and think, Im not sure I want to face this particular truth, you remember that the last time you thought that, Lori made it palatable with the right dash of humor, pathos or ah-ha.

Then youll find yourself saying, as I said: All right, just one more. And one more. And one more.

Jerry B. Jenkins
Bestselling Author of the Left Behind series

Follow Lori Roeleveld, a confessed beggar at the altar of Jesus, as she provides an inside look at a life of faith. But be warned: Lori is too honest to gloss over the tough stuff. She challenges and provokes with equal skill. If you have a scab on your spiritual life, shell pick it. Be open. Get ready to laugh. And cry. Thanks, Lori, for refreshing me again.

Harry Lee Kraus
Bestselling Author of Lip Reading

Whether shes admonishing us to knock it off or encouraging us to abscond with joy, Roeleveld thrusts her spear straight into the messiness of life and delivers up a feast of hope. With precision prose, sharp humor, and an insight that reflects a close walk with God, she challenges us to go deeper with her in Jesus. Running from a Crazy Man is a delightful, practical, and powerful work from a masterful writer.

Marcia Moston
Author of Call of a Coward:The God of Moses and the Middle-Class Housewife

Lori Roelevelds writing encourages us timid, fearful hobbits to fulfill the noble, sometimes thankless, quest we have been called to undertake in this life.

Rev. Donald Patterson
Pastor, Quartz Hill Community Church, CA

It seems that wherever I go Im hearing about a new writer on the scene. Adjectives commonly used to describe her include a unique perspective, hard-hitting, honest, forthright, and always, courageous. Lori S. Roeleveld is that writer, and she lives up to her well-deserved reputation with this book, Running from a Crazy Man. As I read it, I found myself challenged, encouraged, and stretched in both my faith and my perception of God. This book is destined to become a classic, and I predict that, in years to come, no library will be complete without it.

Edie Melson
Co-director of the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference and Blogger for Guideposts

Want truth? This is the book for you. Theres a catch: you must be willing to open your mind and maybe even change the way you live. This collection is not only truth, its also beautiful, brilliant, lyrical, and wise. And it inspires me to want to be a better man, more like Christ.

Cecil Stokes
Writer and Producer of October Baby

Intelligent, original, thought-provoking, and notably discussable, Running from a Crazy Man lodges in the mind in a way that few other biblical inspirational collections do. You want raw and real? You got it here. You want unflinching narrative and spot-on examples? Find them here. Want an author who doesnt sugarcoat Christianity as sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows? Again, a winner. Roeleveld writes with a refreshing, unabashed, and contagious love of Christ, mixed with the detached clarity of one who has witnessed the dark side and the despair of a Christless life. My advice: buy two copies. Youll want one for a friend someday, but yours will be too dog-eared and worn to lend.

D. L. Koontz
Author of Crossing into the Mystic

Sometimes I want to sit down with a cup of coffee and listen to a friend who is witty, smart, spiritually astute, and totally gets my life because she too relies daily on grace and mercy. Well, author Lori Roeleveld has become that person for me through her new book, Running from a Crazy Man. Each of these seventy musings grabs you from the first word and carries you through a story that leaves you somehow better equipped to handle your own questions and quandaries. Dont read it unless you are open to change. I have three words for this talented first-time author: provocative, practical, and profound.

Lucinda Secrest McDowell,
Author of Live These Words
www.EncouragingWords.net

Lori is a gifted writer with a passion for challenging her readers to think beyond the surface. With Loris riveting points of thought, readers are sure to be inspired and challenged. Loris literary approach in Running from a Crazy Man is both refreshing and convictinga rare and welcome change in a world where most writers only scratch the surface.

La-Tan Roland Murphy
Co-author of Gods Provision in Tough Times

RUNNING FROM A CRAZY MAN AND OTHER ADVENTURES TRAVELING WITH JESUS BY LORI STANLEY ROELEVELD

Published by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

2333 Barton Oaks Dr., Raleigh, NC, 27614

ISBN 9781941103784

Copyright 2014 by Lori Stanley Roeleveld

Cover design by Goran Tomic

Interior design by Karthick Srinivasan

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