{"product_id":"unlikely-our-faithfilled-journey-to-the-ends-of-the-earth","title":"Unlikely: Our Faith-Filled Journey to the Ends of the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA teacher nicknamed him Stupid for an entire school yearjob-placement counselors told him to steer clear of college due to his academic ineptitudefriends shied away from him because of his love for the artseven those closest to him were mystified by his early passion for the Bible and his lack of interest in sports.  And the enemy used it all to torment him daily for years.  But Rick Renner was no misfit  as his young mind had been told. He not only marched to the beat of a different drummer from a very young age  he was marching to the rhythm of Gods unique calling on his life. It was a call to full-time ministry that drew him through the confusing mire of opposing voices and dream thieves to Soviet lands on the other side of the world  to places where his love for the arts was normal  but most importantly  to places that had been spiritually dry and devoid of the Bible for decades  where the people welcomed him and his family with open arms.  Ricks intellectual ineptitude was also refuted when he studied Greek in college and went on to become a foremost teacher of New Testament Greek in the international Christian community. Having begun the first Christian television network in the former Soviet Union; produced daily TV teaching programs that air around the world; and written more than 50 books on topics ranging from Church history and spiritual warfare to events concerning the last days  Ricks story is as unlikely as they come.  Having grown up in Sand Springs  Oklahoma  Rick now lives in the metropolitan city of Moscow  Russia. In his autobiography  he writes about: the pain of suicide and multiple divorces in his extended family. his struggles against mind-bending spirits that tried to derail him from his youth. his close experience with the spirit of death. angelic encounters. saboteurs on the inside. threats against his life by a motorcycle gang  a madman  and the Russian mafia. a government confrontation when he and his team were building the first Protestant church in that former Soviet republic since it had become a part of the USSR decades earlier. You will laugh and cry  and be encouraged and inspired  as you read this authors vulnerable account of his unlikely calling and the many obstacles and personal challenges he had to overcome to fulfill it. And youll rejoice to read about his many happy endings  including his unlikely courtship and marriage to his wife Denise  who has accompanied him on the last almost four decades of his fascinating journey.  Whether you realize it or not  you have an unlikely story too. And you dont have to be wise  powerful  or prestigious to live the dream of fulfilling your divine destiny. In fact  these arent the best characteristics for submitting your resum to God. Instead  give Him your weakness and your willingness and just watch your own story of unlikely unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946252595253,"sku":"ByrdShop_1680317873","price":35.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781680317879.jpg?v=1769933538","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unlikely-our-faithfilled-journey-to-the-ends-of-the-earth","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}