It's Here! It's Happening!

And I Have a Special Gift Just for You...if You Order Today :)

Today’s the Day! You can order my new book, “The Light in Our Eyes: Rediscovering the Love, Beauty and Freedom of Jesus in an Age of Disillusionment” right now!

(Also the audio book, read by me, is on sale for $11)

You can read some nice things very important writer and thinker people have said about the book in the link above.

You can also read

Karen Swallow Prior

‘s brilliant foreword in the preview of the book, linked above. I’m so thankful and honored and still somewhat shocked that she loved this project enough to put her name on it.

But here’s the thing: if you’ve been a reader of the Bard Owl, I know you’re going to love this book…and I think you’ll want to share it with others. I know, in part, because a few of YOU have already given feedback on an early edition of the book:

• “This book is gorgeous and hilarious and heartbreaking and ‘just weird enough to be trusted.’ I’m not sure what I expected to read, but this has been all open windows and sea air and sunlight.'“

• “Amazing. So, so good. I really loved it and I am not one to wax over any book. I loved hearing your personal story, the story of so many at Redeemer…and the humor with which you infused throughout the book. I already have an idea for your next book: ‘Why We Should All Deconstruct Our Faith’ ;)”

• “I’ve been reading ‘The Light in Our Eyes’ and it’s the first book in a long time that I’ve been eager to keep picking up to read. I am a big audiobook listener and honestly I’ve lost a lot of stamina when it comes to actually reading books. But with this one, I’ve been hooked! I read it before bed, I read it on my day off, I read it every spare moment, and I even read it when I was suppose to be working. I loved it for what how well it was written, and I loved it for what it is meant to communicate. I hope so many more people read it…I was really inspired by the book’s encouragement toward historical, rooted faith.”

Staaaaahp. I’m blushing.

Go ahead and click here to order, eh?

No?

You need a big incentive, you say?

Fine then. Just for you (seriously though, I’m not offering this to anyone other than my pre-readers and Bard Owl readers!).

This book is meant for those who feel disillusioned with the American church and need to find renewal in Jesus. It’s the book I needed as a deconstructing Christian 20 years ago.

But many who’ve read it have asked, “How can I use this book in a small group setting with people…who haven’t dechurched?”

That’s why I’ve create a 50-page resource, “6 Keys to Reaching the Dechurched” that’s designed for you to use alongside “The Light in Our Eyes”...it’s yours for free, if you order TODAY. It’s a small group guide meant to equip Christians for their conversations with dechurched friends, family members and neighbors.

Just send over your order confirmation code from Amazon TODAY (nicholas@redeemindy.org), and I’ll send you the PDF.

Here’s some stuff you’ll find inside:

• The Magic Sentence I Wish Every Christian Would Say to Their Dechurched Friend

• A Simple Way to Re-Share the Gospel with the Dechurched

• How to Create the Right Atmosphere for Someone Who’s Disillusioned

• ...and more!

It will also include discussion guides on the articles as well as the book, as you work through them both in a 6-week course.

That's all for you. Free of charge.

If you order TODAY.

So go ahead! What are you waiting for? Come join me :)

I’m so excited for you to come on this journey of renewal and restoration with me.

You can order the book here.

Wait…seriously? You need more people telling you to read it before you’ll pick it up?

Okay, fine:

"When I read the words of a younger believer like Nicholas McDonald—the words of someone who has doubted, questioned, asked, listened, seen, heard, and proven to be faithful—I see more light ahead in the church and the world. I think in reading these pages, you will too."

- Karen Swallow Prior, author of The Evangelical Imagination

"McDonald invites us to reclaim a vision of Christian faith that isn't bound on either side by argumentation and contemporary political positions. This charming, insightful, and funny book casts a vision for faith that is, in fact, quite ancient."

- John Hendrix, NY Times Bestselling author of The Mythmakers

"The path to recovery begins by being disillusioned with disillusionment, finding a road to more joy (not less) and thereby finding one’s way back to the genuine Jesus. This is a desperately needed book."

-Richard Lints, Senior Advisor, Redeemer City-to-City (NYC) and senior Professor of Theology, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

The church may have many cracks, but—to riff off a song by Leonard Cohen—sometimes that’s how the light gets in, guiding us back to the beauty of God. With this book, McDonald rings the bell that still can ring and beckons us to listen and look.”

—Wesley Vander Lugt, theologian and author of Beauty Is Oxygen: Finding a Faith That Breathes

“This book couldn’t be more timely. For the church’s flawed—occasionally even toxic or bullying—witness, McDonald offers an understandable response to her hypocrisy, tribalism, and abuses. He invites us to discover that Jesus’s gospel and dream for the world offers us hope and love in richer and more life-enhancing ways than we could ever imagine.”

—Mark Meynell, writer, pastor, and mentor, formerly Europe and Caribbean director for Langham Preaching, and author of several books including A Wilderness of Mirrors and co-editor of Not So with You: Power and Leadership for the Church

“The Light in Our Eyes offers those struggling with doubt, disillusionment, and deconstruction the room to name and acknowledge what is legitimately troubling within contemporary evangelical Christianity, while encouraging a more ancient, global, and hope-filled vision of the Christian faith.”

—Mark P. Ryan, executive director of Sage Christianity and associate professor of congregational theology and cultural apologetics at Calvin Theological Seminary—Missional Training Center

How about now?

Click right here to order today :)