Brandon Hatmaker - A Mile Wide: Trading a Shallow Religion for a Deeper Faith

PRAISE FOR A MILE WIDE

Jesus used great stories to illustrate lasting truths about life, faith, and how His people could engage both in the world more fully. Brandon has done the same in his most recent book. This book doesnt just invite into deeper water so well know more about Jesus, but so well become more like Him.

BOB GOFF, New York Times bestselling author of Love Does

A Mile Wide is going to help so many! Brandons biblical insight on things like gospel identity, discipleship, and justice make this a book not to be passed over.

CHRISTINE CAINE, bestselling author, activist, evangelist, and cofounder of the A21 Campaign

I like Brandon Hatmaker. I like the way he leads, the way he lives, and the way he writes. This book will help you deep dive your faith and you wont want to come back up.

MARK BATTERSON, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, lead pastor of National Community Church

I love it when a book really reflects the heart and mind of the author, and this one absolutely does. Brandon is an intelligent thinker, a godly man, and a passionate pastor who lives and breathes a deeper gospel. This book is both freeing and inspiring, an invitation to a more beautiful and grounded vision of Christian faith.

SHAUNA NIEQUIST, bestselling author of Bread and Wine and Savor

Brandon Hatmaker flips our smudged lens of stale religion to a crystalline view of the expansive, transformative Good News. A Mile Wide is a guidebook on walking the Jesus-way of love and community. This is a must-read for every neighbor.

SHANNAN MARTIN, author of Falling Free: Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted

With a relatable approach and style, A Mile Wide invites readers to not be just hearers but doers of the Word. A particularly beneficial book for small groups and churches called to rededicate themselves to Gospel mission, A Mile Wide is a welcome exhortation to the work of the Gospel here and now.

PRESTON YANCEY, author of Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying Your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines

I love this book because I love Brandon Hatmaker and everything he does. But second, I love this book because Brandon articulates a robust spirituality derived with a larger view of the Gospel and one equal to the significant challenge of mission in our day.

ALAN HIRSCH, founder of Forge, 100Movements, and Future Travelers; award-winning author, www.alanhirsch.org

Countless times while reading A Mile Wide, I thought, I want some of what Brandon has. And that's because theres something unique about his Christian storyits joy-filled, earnest, and believable, a kind that will pour life into your own.

MATTHEW PAUL TURNER, bestselling author of Churched and Our Great Big American God

Brandon Hatmaker offers up a God-inspired image of faith that proves practical, inspiring, and motivational... who knew engaging our faith at a deeper level could be this much fun?

STEVE HAAS, vice president and Chief Catalyst at World Vision US

A Mile Wide will help readers unlock the need to go deeper in their pursuit of justice, love, grace, and truth. Ive seen Brandon live out this book in the real world, and I know his desire is to see others do the exact same thing.

CHRIS MARLOW, founder and CEO of Help One Now and author of Doing Good Is Simple

In my world I have the great privilege of serving some incredible pastors and leaders, many of whom are great authors. Reading A Mile Wide reminded me that my friend Brandon is a world-class pastor, leader, and author. This book has the kind of depth my own heart was yearning for and the practical wisdom I can be using today to connect deeply with the heart of my loving Father.

BRIAN CARPENTER, founder of Refuge Foundation

What Brandon has here is a book that needs to be read over and over again. His words will make you look in the mirror and question everything you think you know about the Christian life. His anthem to trade shallow religion for a deeper faith is something all of us need to get behind.

JARRID WILSON, author of Jesus Swagger and Love Is Oxygen

A Mile Wide doesnt shy away from hard topics that every Christian should be considering... Within the first fifty pages, I had highlighted and marked sentences that challenged and convicted me... I found myself smiling because I could hear his voice in the call to a different and more true experience of Christ, but I smiled even bigger when I heard the voice of God doing the same through his words.

ANGIE SMITH, Bible teacher and bestselling author of Chasing God and Seamless

No matter who you are, A Mile Wide has something for you. Brandon approaches a deeper faith with such tenderness, you will not spend any time feeling guilty or proud over your faith journey. You will simply feel as though you are reading words from your big brother who cares for your soul and talks about how the good news of Jesus saves us, transforms us, and continues to interrupt our lives to help us see Jesus exactly where we are.

JAMIE IVEY, host of the Happy Hour podcast

I love A Mile Wide. Brandon Hatmaker reveals a bigger gospel and invites us into a greater kingdom. This book drips with dignity for humanity and a heart for God.

LEROY BARBER, executive director of The Voices Project and director of Hopemob

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hatmaker, Brandon, 1972- author.

Title: A mile wide : trading a shallow religion for a deeper faith / Brandon Hatmaker.

Description: Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016004538 | ISBN 9780718078508

Subjects: LCSH: Christian life.