{"product_id":"why-jesus-makes-me-nervous-ten-alarming-words-of-faith-9781557255204","title":"Why Jesus Makes Me Nervous: Ten Alarming Words of Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJesus offers grace and mercy but he's also ratcheted up all the rules.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nice as it would be to frame Jesus as fun-loving, or a mercy-dispensing friend, the stories we have about him are a lot more disturbing than that.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We hear about celebrations that began as a wake, and about people who didn't use their talents well being bounced clear out of the club. Jesus clearly thought that following the way of truth involved a lot more than simply avoiding things like murder, stealing, committing adultery or telling lies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Jesus truly makes you nervous, he is worth living and dying for, and becomes the greatest source of meaning and purpose in life imaginable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Holiness. Abundance. Forgiveness. Hope. In these musings about 'ten stained-glass words of faith, ' Joy Jordan-Lake strips away the clich s and church-bulletin nostrums and exposes the honest, challenging, comforting, and yes, sometimes alarming claims that are at the center of Jesus' life and teaching. This book is downright restorative.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Lauren F. Winner, author of \u003cem\u003eGirl Meets God\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMudhouse Sabbath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557255204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.42w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/10\/2007 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joy Jordan-Lake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38018446917813,"sku":"9781557255204","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e88ee900-8fb2-44ba-bd0d-391b27ad399c.jpg?v=1609169481","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-jesus-makes-me-nervous-ten-alarming-words-of-faith-9781557255204","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}