Recently, I finished publishing my first book. The title is Prayers of a Warrior: Devotional Poetry to the Lord of Armies. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here. It is available for 4.99 USD, and should be purchasable internationally.
It is a devotional poetry/prayer book. In it are 31 selections from the Holy Scriptures along with a poem meant to capture and expound upon the essence of the verse(s), followed by a relevant prayer of mine. If you have enjoyed my poetry here, you will probably enjoy this book as well.
About the Book
I wrote it primarily as an ode to Christian warriors like myself. As a lifelong martial artist, I know we can be a lonely bunch. For a warrior, it is not uncommon to feel alone, isolated, and misunderstood, even among close friends and family. That is just a natural part of being one with such a rare calling.
Also, generalized Christian devotionals, poetry, and prayer books are a dime a dozen. Since God has made me into a scholar and a warrior, I felt it was about time I used both those aspects of my character to start giving back what the Lord has so graciously given to me. This book is my first step toward doing that in a more meaningful and creative way beyond what can be done with this blog.
With all that said, I also know how common it is for non-warriors to misunderstand and feel disconnected from their warrior brethren, despite whatever closeness they may think they should have for one reason or another. As such, I suspect a book like this may be of use to non-warriors, and especially pacifists, in better understanding their warrior brothers and sisters who watch over and protect them. I do not expect it to be an in-depth guide in that regard, but more of a glimpse of insight. Take from it what you will.
New Logo
Astute followers of the Pensive Warrior blog will also notice a new logo on the book. I finished this not long ago, just a week or so before the book launched. This is something I was meaning to work on for years, but it took publishing this poetry book to finally motivate me to get it done. Praise God for that. I hope it is up to everyone’s expectations.
I still need to create a version of the logo with a solid, black background. I became acutely aware of that when creating a cover image for this post! However, I will get to that later. I have a PNG and a good JPEG with a white background for now. I also need a break from graphic design for a bit! That is a domain I inserted myself into which I am not normally accustomed to.
More to Come
Of course, I have no plans to stop here. I already have much more planned for the Pensive Warrior, both here on the blog and in the book publishing realm. So stay tuned. If you’ve enjoyed everything thus far, there will definitely be more to come. God bless you all.
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