The Forgotten Way of Jesus: What if we got him wrong, but he had it right? - Softcover

Leeman, Mr. Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1448649935 ISBN 13: 9781448649938

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

The Forgotten Way of Jesus is both a map for the person just beginning to look in God's direction and a fresh exploration of Jesus for those who are hungry for a better kind of Christian faith. Drawing from his own insights and those of thinkers like C.S. Lewis and N.T. Wright, author Fran Leeman invites the reader onto a fresh journey across the pages of the Gospels. In The Forgotten Way of Jesus you'll find a critique of the modern versions of Jesus that abound: the Jesus of conservative politics, the personal-happiness Jesus, the fire insurance Jesus, and the Jesus who offers a quick ticket into heaven rather than a new life. Perhaps the most striking thing about The Forgotten Way of Jesus is its insistence that the heart of the Christian journey is not found in merely "accepting Jesus", but in actually awakening to the things about God, the world, and our own hearts to which we have been blind. And for the one who awakens, life and freedom await.

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About the Author

Francis Leeman is the lead pastor at LifeSpring Community Church in Plainfield, Illinois (www.yourlifespring.org), which he and his wife Linda began in 1993. He was instrumental in founding New Life for Haiti, a wholistic effort to live the good news of the Kingdom of God among the people of Haiti's southern peninsula, and currently serves as its Director (www.newlifeforhaiti.org). He also leads a collaborative effort to create better discipleship and small group materials called Walking Sunlit Fields (walkingsunlitfields.com). Before going to seminary and leading LifeSpring, Fran worked as a baker, a barber, a cab driver, and a pizza maker. Fran and Linda have two grown children (Luke and Joanna), a great son-in-law (Steven), and a lovable but often bad cat (Arwen). Fran loves to read, cook, fish, build things, grow vegetables, ride his '96 Virago 750, lead worship with his guitar, and occasionally sing Folsom Prison Blues (Thanks, Johnny).

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1448649935
• ISBN 13: 9781448649938
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300