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John Smulo

Be Like Jesus

by John Smulo
John Smulo
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on Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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  1. Get baptized by the craziest guy in town.
  2. Say and do things that are guaranteed to make religious people want to kill you. Repeat again, and again, and again, and again, and again - don't stop unless forced.
  3. Do amazing things for people and ask them to not tell anyone.
  4. Hang out with the most despised, marginalized, looked down upon, and shunned people you can find.
  5. When possible, forgive and restore people, even if they betrayed you.
  6. Live in a way that provokes gossip.
  7. Win the most grace competition.
  8. Keep the party going.
  9. Serve people (note: nose plugs may be required).
  10. If you're sad cry.
  11. Empower people to do the extraordinary.
  12. Act like a rock star in a hotel temple.
  13. Radically simplify theology.
  14. Break human-made religious laws. Repeat consistently.
  15. Prioritize the most important over the important.
  16. Let women with "questionable" backgrounds pay your bills.
Tags: Jesus Christ, Christian Living, Love, Charity, Forgiveness, Service, Leadership, Theology, Emotions
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Donald E. Hester

Book Review: Crazy Love

by Donald E. Hester
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on Tuesday, 17 March 2009
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Crazy Love bookCrazy Love, what a crazy book! The book does a great job of focusing on the important things of life. I think Christians should spend more time focused on the Love of God and not all the other crap we get tied to. Francis Chan starts the book with this question, "How many of you have read the New Testament and wondered if we in the church are missing it?" He also brings up the story that he almost joined the Marines. He would have made a great Marine. 

Some people think that Christianity is simply fight your desires in order to please God. If you think that you miss the point! God loves us and wants us to love others. If we loved God, we would not want to sin, heck the world would be like heaven.
 
 
Some of my favorite quotes for the book.
 
"God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept."
 
"...but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to something we are capable of comprehending."
 
"Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?"
 
"On the average day, we live caught up in ourselves."
 
"Frankly, you need to get over yourself. It might sound harsh, but that's seriously what it means."
 
"Most of us, to some degree , have a difficult time understanding, believing, or accepting God's absolute and unlimited love for us."
 
"So why does God still love us, despite us?"
 
"Are we in love with God or just His stuff?"
 
"Prosperity hardens the heart." William Wilberforce
 
"By now you've probably realized that you have a distinct choice to make: just let life happen, which is tantamount to serving God your leftovers, or actively run toward Christ."
 
"True love requires sacrifice."
 
Check out the website for the book it has some great intro videos for each of the chapters.
www.crazylovebook.com
Tags: Love, Review, Book
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