Number Two
Foreword by Clint Bevins
Imprint: Resource Publications
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to adorn camel skin and offer crunchy treats of wild honey and locust, while all the time redirecting the focus to raise up someone else? Do you dream of how to make yourself less noticeable and others more noticeable? Have you ever longed to be alive but also a sacrifice? Well, in point of fact, these are not my first thoughts in the morning. It's not the common action of mankind to discover new and fascinating ways to die to ourselves, but that is the challenge that Joshua Light has put forth in his book, Number Two.
Josh takes us on a journey that is as humorous as it is encouraging. Number Two is a subtle reminder that the Great Commission remains intact. We're still supposed to put others above ourselves. Basically, to go forth and make disciples. Not disciples of us, but of the Lord Jesus Christ. Want to know the difference?
Joshua L. Light is a native of Tennessee and serves at the Reformed Evangelistic Fellowship in Bristol, Tennessee, as the chief operating officer, and as an adjunct professor at Graham Bible College. He is a graduate of Northeast State Community College, with an associate's degree in philosophy; Graham Bible College, bachelor of biblical education, in 2009; Birmingham Theological Seminary in 2015 (MDiv), and is scheduled to complete a doctorate in ministry through the same seminary.
“‘A merry heart does good like medicine,’ Proverbs 17:22 tells us, and if you’re having a bad day, read Rev. Josh’s devotional book, Number Two, and I guarantee your scowl will turn upside down. There’s no doubt Rev. Josh has a talent for sanctified humor. But the subject of his book, servanthood, is serious—a call to put the interest of others above our own and to be willing and available for God to use his followers wherever there is need, whether it’s our family, church, workplace, or anywhere in the world.”
—Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, retired professor and former Arkansas Poet Laureate
“In this book, Josh takes us on a journey that I hope is as humorous to you as much as it is encouraging. Number Two is a subtle reminder that the commission remains intact. We’re still supposed to put others above ourselves. Basically, to go forth and make disciples. Not disciples of us but of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
—Clint Blevins, CIO and Global Developer, Reformed Evangelistic Fellowship