What’s in a Name?
Recently, Olive Tree staffers have been wondering if the title Christian eBooks should be changed to Christian Writings on our navigation bar and on the product pages for these items. Our concern is that the term eBook, though widely used, may have connotations that diminish the gravity of the wonderfully rich writings that we are privileged to make available for reading on the PDA or smartphone.
Consider some of these titles, representative of about one hundred you can choose from: Andrew Murray’s books Absolute Surrender and Humility, both of which call us as believers to turn ourselves over to Christ that we may experience Him as our life; Alfred Edersheim’s Bible History of the Old Testament, an invaluable exploration of life in Bible times; Hannah Whitall Smith’s God of All Comfort, developing the author’s bold assertion that God is enough for every human need; Madame Guyon’s Autobiography, a testimony that has drawn many to desire a deeper experience of Christ and the cross; John Nelson Darby’s Pilgrim Portions, a devotional writing with epigrammatic statements full of piercing light; John Piper’s A Hunger for God, one of several books by this ebullient writer, who aims to foster desire for God in his readers; and Bob Munger’s My Heart Christ’s Home, a jewel among the many outstanding tracts available from Olive Tree.
When you go to Olivetree.com, you will see a tab that says Christian Writings. We hope you will realize that many of these works are not mere electronic books, but priceless gifts to the Body of Christ penned by men and women whom God has used to impart life to His people. This puts them in a category of their own, for which it’s hard to find a suitable name.