New Book's Message Is Critical for the Church of the Last Days

Author issues invitation to return to the days of authentic Christianity

Longwood, FL (PRWEB) April 9, 2008 -- In Dr. Rick Metrick's new book, The Yawning Church ($17.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-790-1), the author presents a message that needs to be preached from every pulpit across this globe. For nearly two thousand years, the Holy Spirit has preserved the last paragraph of Revelation 3 as a "survivor's manual" for the church of the last days. Although American Christianity appears to have it all together, readers will discover Jesus has a different opinion on this. He is about to strip the church's religious masquerade and reveal her true character with a chilling fivefold condemnation: "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked." As readers progress through these short and easy to read chapters, they will discover God's healing balm for the church of the 21st century.

Says Metrick, "The Spirit of God is currently moving through congregation after congregation looking for those who will hear His voice and return to the zeal, conviction, and passions of the first century church. The Yawning Church is our invitation to return to those hearty days of authentic Christianity."

An ordained minister and licensed professional counselor, the author's training in theology, practical experience with numerous churches, and knowledge of the human psyche offer a unique perspective to understanding God's message. In this, his debut, he hopes to provide an antidote to the global malaise of spiritual mediocrity and religious apathy.

Dr. Rick Metrick is the senior pastor of Jones Memorial Baptist Church and director of Total Life Counseling, Inc., both located in Beckley, West Virginia. He and his wife, Karen, are the parents of five daughters.

Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 5,000 titles published to date. Retailers may order The Yawning Church through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors.

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