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March 28, 2008
(Canfield, OH) Christian
spirituality and wholeness shared through an eavesdropping on the private
and controversial conversations of two women who found freedom in Christ.
Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth, is topping the best sellers list as he
and Oprah Winfrey teach an online course about consciousness, the ego,
and being awake. Their class has created an unexpected void in the
Christian book world, as pastors and leaders struggle to answer some
tough spiritual questions A New Earth has raised.
Pews are abuzz with concerned believers who want to know if there is a
Christian book alternative to A New Earth. Kimberly Lisowski and Andrea
Pouliot, co-authors of the newly released Christian book, The Apple You
Were Fed, would say yes.
Arguably, there is a need for the depth of spirituality Tolle brings
when 80% of young people walk away from the Christian church with more
questions about human behavior than answers. The Apple You Were Fed
bridges this gap by offering the same spiritual awareness but from a
biblical perspective. What Tolle calls “egoic behaviors or thoughts,”
Lisowski and Pouliot refer to as “sin.” He explains the “masks we wear,”
they call those external rolls, “carnival cut-outs.” Eckhart Tolle states
the ego’s need for superiority; Lisowski and Pouliot refer to that
bolstering as “ladder climbing.” When A New Earth drum rolls to the
crescendo it reveals the ego’s belief that “I am not enough.” The Apple
You Were Fed reaches its pinnacle moment when it reveals the lie we all
believe: “I am not enough,” which Lisowski and Pouliot refer to as
original sin.
The Apple You Were Fed hits the issue of conscious awareness head on
uniquely told from two voices: a legalistic, stay-at-home, Christian and
a working, liberal-minded agnostic. Their willingness to drop their
social identities, push past intellectual barriers, and force honest
dialogue about deeper personal matters allows readers to follow the path
to enlightenment- Jesus style. The intense progression of their private
and often controversial thoughts and conversations leads to similar
insights as A New Earth. The striking difference, however, is the
decidedly Christian approach in The Apple You Were Fed.
A spiritual tutorial, which Tolle does well, often can lead to more
questions about living out the concepts in a practical world of everyday
problems and life issues. This is where differences between the styles of
the two books are most notable because while Eckhart Tolle teaches,
Lisowski and Pouliot share. As readers eavesdrop on two relatable women
who show the process of learning as it unfolds rather than communicating
their findings as do teachers, some of the questions arising about how to
live in a broken world are answered. Their lives are fair game: past
secrets, parenting mishaps, stressed marriages, struggling faith… they
show all of it. Lisowski and Pouliot carry the process past the learning
and into the practice of dealing with these issues first hand so readers
can follow the path of two ordinary people, who live normal, everyday
lives with real issues, yet find and experience the freedom to be
“alive.”
Undoubtedly, The Apple You Were Fed will be the first to fill the void A
New Earth has created in the Christian book world. If Tolle readers can’t
be convinced to be so “in the now” that they no longer need to believe in
Jesus, Lisowski and Pouliot will be there to show them how to awaken more
fully in Christ. With those Tolle readers who are left in need of an
anchor for the spirituality that Tolle teaches, The Apple You Were Fed
will share how Jesus’ message of love had this “Truth” all along, and
offers the addition of a steadfast, grounded guide into spiritually
living it out.
You can read more about The Apple You Were Fed by visiting
www.theappleyouwerefed.com
or ordering a copy from all major retailers, amazon.com or
barnesnoble.com. Email Lisowski and Pouliot at
theappleyouwerefed@gmail.com