Mike Erre (2006), pastor at Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa, CA, writes:
"The Jesus of Suburbia is the Jesus of Christian religion. He is the Jesus who calls us into comfort and convenience and away from engaging the world around us with truth and grace. He is the Jesus who makes sense. Not surprisingly, we are tempted to follow him. The children of God have always been tempted to temper and soften the God who is there into a much tamer counterfeit."
"The Jesus of Suburbia is the Jesus of Christian religion. He is the Jesus who calls us into comfort and convenience and away from engaging the world around us with truth and grace. He is the Jesus who makes sense. Not surprisingly, we are tempted to follow him. The children of God have always been tempted to temper and soften the God who is there into a much tamer counterfeit."
In this book, Erre challenges us to NOT settle for the safe, drab Jesus that is preached about in our clean North American churches. Instead, Erre asks us to wonder what it would be like to open up our hearts to the real Jesus who has the power to transform lives and communities. The real Jesus is wild and wonderful. Jesus calls us to follow Him, to trust Him, to take risks for Him, to see Him as He really is instead of what we want Him to be. What would life look like if we actually did this? Scary, huh? And somehow compelling at the same time.
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This looks/sounds like a great book! I just re-read "Generous Orthodoxy" and am in the mood for something that challenges me spiritually.
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