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Jason W. Blair - This is one of the best and most challenging books on Christian discipleship I have read. If you have (or have nearly) burned out on “church,” or if you have suffered emotional or spiritual abuse at the hands of those who put church before Jesus, this is for you. If you have walked out on the church, but still look for some connection to Jesus, this is for you. Michael Spencer gives no pretense, no bull, and no judging people as second class citizens to a perceived spiritual in-crowd. He simply offers Jesus and his invitation to life and fellowship… – Read the complete review
Michael Mercer - Michael points out that there is a “Jesus Disconnect” in the American evangelical church. We advertise that church is the place to find Jesus. Instead, when people enter, they find moralism. Culture-war political rants. Church growth strategies. Pandering to religious consumers. Pastors with egoist ambitions. A “gospel” of health, wealth, and prosperity. A bourgeois suburban ethos of security, safety, and perpetuating the status quo. Programs that are light on genuine spiritual formation and teaching people to actually follow Jesus. If we spent three years with Jesus, as the disciples did, is this the Christianity we would recognize? iMonk argues that this religion of “being a good Christian” is a far cry from the disruptive, disturbing adventure of being Jesus’ disciple. It’s time to get real! — Read the complete review
Joan Dawson - I have been reading Michael Spencer’s blog for the last couple of years. Prior to reading this book, I wondered if there would be anything in it that I had not already seen written by Michael in one form or another. Well, the overall message is the same, but the writing was fresh, well-organized, and I did learn some new things about Michael’s walk on this earth prior to his death in April 2010. Michael has such a passion for Jesus-shaped spirituality and I hope he inspires millions with his wonderful writing. There are so many great quotations I would want to share, but I will just use this one from page 203: “If you read the Bible, you know that Jesus-shaped spirituality lives in both worlds–the spiritual and the physical. Or to look at it a different way, the world is spiritual, even the physical realm. God is everywhere. When Jesus lived on earth, he blessed ordinary places with his presence. It’s holy to help people with their very real, ordinary, tangible needs.”
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