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God in the Flesh: What Speechless Lawyers, Kneeling Soldiers And Shocked Crowds Teach Us About Jesus
God in the Flesh What Speechless Lawyers Kneeling Soldiers And Shocked Crowds Teach Us About Jesus Author:Don Everts Often when we read the New Testament accounts of Jesus' life, we focus on his teachings and stories. But Don Everts draws our attention to the seemingly insignificant "stage directions" of the Gospels that describe the activity surrounding him: "They were amazed at his teaching." "They fell down before him." "He touched her hand." "They left the... more »ir nets." "It's significant," Everts writes, "that in the Gospels we don't just have a bullet list of quotes from Jesus." We also have observations of what he did and how people responded to him. By examining these simple phrases and casual comments, Everts assembles a startlingly fresh portrait of who Jesus was and is. While no one has seen the invisible God, when we look at the life of Jesus, we discover what his early followers discovered--that Jesus is the very flesh of God. "Many people find themselves put off by Christianity but haunted and compelled by the figure of Jesus. In God in the Flesh, Don Everts reminds us why." John Ortberg, Teaching Pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church "Leading us into the shadow verses of the Scriptures, Don invites us to gaze at the God who dwells in the margins. We cannot help but stand in awe of the Lover, who dares us and woos us to come and follow him. I guess the only remaining question is, will we have the courage to take him up on the offer?" Shane Claiborne, founding partner of The Simple Way community, speaker, activist and lover "In God in the Flesh Don Everts walks us through the overgrown maze of preconceived notions and forgotten passages into the bright light of Jesus, the real Jesus--God in the flesh. More than just a theological concept, Don paints incarnation as the personal reality that Jesus is waiting for us to find him in. I am deeply indebted to Don for helping me find Jesus there, and pray that through this book you might find him there as well." Jarrett Stevens, Teaching Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church« less