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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This book gave me a lot to think about.
My favorite passage: "Jesus' message of the kingdom had little in common with the politics of polarization" (p. 244). Yancey says, "I worry about the recent surge of power among U.S. Christians, who seem to be focusing more and more on political means" (246). Since the book was written 20 years ago, its author must be much more worried today.
Yancey asks some searching questions, such as, "how is it that the church has now become a community of respectability, where the down-and-out no longer feel welcome? The middle-class church many of us know today bears little resemblance to the diverse group of social rejects described in the gospels and the Book of Acts" (155-6). "Increasingly, I fear, the church is viewed as the enemy of sinners" (259).
My favorite passage: "Jesus' message of the kingdom had little in common with the politics of polarization" (p. 244). Yancey says, "I worry about the recent surge of power among U.S. Christians, who seem to be focusing more and more on political means" (246). Since the book was written 20 years ago, its author must be much more worried today.
Yancey asks some searching questions, such as, "how is it that the church has now become a community of respectability, where the down-and-out no longer feel welcome? The middle-class church many of us know today bears little resemblance to the diverse group of social rejects described in the gospels and the Book of Acts" (155-6). "Increasingly, I fear, the church is viewed as the enemy of sinners" (259).
I really enjoy Philip Yancey's writing. There was nothing here that was particularly revealing or new information about Jesus, but the author seems to have a way of writing that gets your mind engaged and thinking about the topic in different ways. I'd definitely recommend this one.
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A beautifully written book that gives a couple different perspectives of Jesus that my brain had not put much thought to before.
challenging
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There were some great theological points in this book, but it didn’t go deeper as I wished it had.
challenging
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informative
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slow-paced
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slow-paced
A fantastic walk through the life of Jesus to rediscover the wonder of His teaching and life on earth.