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Yes, that’s right, the official website of the award-winning and best-selling author from southwest Ohio whose books include American Idols and The Bone Box. In addition to his award-winning radio commentary and article-writing (in such publications as Family Circle, Discipleship Journal, and Poets & Writers), he is a frequent speaker at churches, retreats, and conferences around the world.
NOW AVAILABLE! FALLING IN LOVE WITH GOD
Every human heart longs to love and be loved. And every heart is unfulfilled until it falls in love with God.
Bob Hostetler's newest book, Falling in Love with God, is available online and in the finest bookstores everywhere. Drawing from the ancient love story of Hosea, a prophet of God whose life and writings map how to fall in love with God, this book will fulfill the desires of all who long for a different--or deeper--relationship with God.
The video below explains a little bit about the book. Check it out.
RECENT BOOK HOW TO SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD
People are talking about the end of the world. Some think it will happen soon. Some fear it. Many expect it to be catastrophic.
It doesn't have to be that way at all. In fact, "the end of the world" can be the best of all possible beginnings for you. If you know how to survive it.
That's the idea of Bob Hostetler's newly-released book, How to Survive the End of the World. It explores an ancient apocalyptic message in a fresh, invigorating way, and it is now available for purchase direct from the publisher, Leafwood Books, via Amazon, or in fine bookstores everywhere.
Eugene Peterson (author of The Message) calls it "a book of great hope and joy and blessing." Dr. David Faust (president of Cincinnati Christian University) says its message is remarkably encouraging, surprisingly understandable, and consistently applicable to our lives." And Rick Hamlin (executive editor of Guideposts magazine) says, "What a great teacher and pastor Hostetler is--compassionate, knowledgeable, never boring, quick and clear."
Buy them as gifts. Stockpile copies for your family, friends, and neighbors. And whatever you do, don't let the world come to an end until you read this book!
READ FOR FREE JORDAN RIVER ANTHOLOGY
The rabbis in the temple. The wedding guest at Cana. The mother of Judas. We know them only as nameless characters in the crowded days of Jesus' life. Some are mentioned in the Bible. The existence or presence of others, while never mentioned, may be inferred.
Bob Hostetler's Jordan River Anthology gives voice to those people, and imagines what it might have been like to have crossed paths with Jesus of Nazareth as they did. The ninety-three poems in the collection offer fresh--sometimes arresting--perspectives on the Gospels...and on their central character.
Click here to read the first eleven selections, from "The Carpenter's Mother" to "The Customer."
UPCOMING APPEARANCES HEAR BOB SPEAK
Bob's 2013 speaking engagements are now posted on this website. Find out more here.