Endorsements for Jesus Unplugged

 

 

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   "Deliberately provocative, profoundly evocative, beautifully invocative."

 

Leonard Sweet, Drew Theological Seminary, George Fox University, www.preachingplus.com

   

 

 

"Let's face it, Jesus unsettled people. Sojohn rosemond does this book. Jesus challenged people to let go of their security blankets and meet God face-to-face. So does this book. Jesus pulled no punches. Neither does this book."

John Rosemond, family psychologist, syndicated parenting columnist, and best-selling author, www.rosemond.com/

 

 

 

"As I read Jesus Unplugged, two baxter kruger things kept happening at once. First, I’d run back to re-read the Gospels to meet Jesus again. Second, I’d grab Bert’s book again wanting more! I kept thinking, Don’t stop. Keep going. More light. Could one ask for more from a book?"

C. Baxter Kruger, Ph.D., author, theologian, Director of Perichoresis Ministry, www.perichoresis.org  

 

 

 

"In this book Bert Gary presents a Jesus who had the power to shock his contemporaries and who will yet disturb our easy assurances and smooth pieties if we  but take him seriously.  Such a fresh encounter can unleash the transforming power of the gospel in our time and in our church. Amen and bravo!"

James Laney, President Emeritus, Emory University

 

 

 

 

"Jesus Unplugged is for seekers who are strong and brave enough to want to meet Jesus, face to face.  Excellent for groups – youth, young adults, adults – who want to be challenged to move beyond assumptions and polite conversation.  The 'Unplug Your Mind' questions are superb:  much discussion will be engendered as they are posed.  Read Jesus Unplugged and your spiritual life will grow deeper and wider as you unplug from preconception and move toward honest engagement with the Savior of All.

"Jesus Unplugged is a must for youth groups, campus ministry groups, adult Sunday School classes, growth groups.  Discover the adventure of life with the Jesus, who is divinely provocative and infinitely fascinating and powerfully redeeming."

Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, Mississippi Conference, The United Methodist Church

 

 

"Dorothy Sayers used to complain that Christians have attempted to domesticate the Lion of Judah, and she was right.  We’ve worked hard to create a Jesus in our own image, one who was above all else a really nice guy.  Bert Gary exposes the fabrication, and challenges our longings for a tamed Lord.  If you’re ready for the veneer to be peeled away, then read this book, but beware… the real Jesus has not been de-clawed."

Rev. Cary Stockett, Sr. Pastor, Christ United Methodist Church, Jackson, Mississippi

 

 

"Jesus Unplugged is a creative invitation for all of us to look with fresh eyes and open hearts at many of the sayings and teachings of Jesus. In his own unique and thought-provoking, soul-stirring way, Bert Gary has opened some of the Gospel lessons for us who live in this Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster post-modern world. Drawing on the work of Edwin Friedman and connecting them with sayings of Jesus, we are brought into a helpful conversation that can provide insights into leadership and discipleship in the 21st century. In good Friedman fashion, Bert has disturbed the system and challenged us to faithfulness and obedience to Jesus."

Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster, Alabama-West Florida Conference, The United Methodist Church

 

 

 

"Many who are quoting scripture and preaching the gospelbev jones are perpetuating half truths. Bert Gary, with a robust but reverent boldness plumbs the depths of the mind of Christ, revealing the whole truth that makes us free indeed."

Bishop L. Bevel Jones (Retired), Development Office, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

 

 

 

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Bert Gary is the author of a new book about Jesus of Nazareth called Jesus Unplugged: Provocative, Raw, and Fully Exposed. Read Endorsements for Jesus Unplugged. There is much emphasis in the church today, by laity and clergy, on being respectable, nice, and presentable. Yet where in scripture did Jesus Christ say that we should make being well-dressed and well-behaved priorities? Is the church guilty of reducing Christianity to mere social etiquette? The Jesus Christ of scripture rejected these priorities with word and deed. This book goes back to the original passages in the Gospels that reveal not a cautious, image-conscious Jesus Christ, but a provocative, politically incorrect cage-rattler for whom appearance and reputation meant nothing. It examines the original Gospel passages that are regularly avoided or sanitized by pastors, teachers, and writers exploring those times when Jesus said no and when he disturbed the peace. There are profound implications in understanding that the Jesus Christ of the Bible is no passive pushover, but a vigorous truth-warrior who slays falsehoods with a sharp, double-edged sword. Intended for adults interested in knowing Jesus Christ better and well-suited for personal reading or small group study. Jesus Unplugged is a provocative, accurate, biblical re-examination of jesus of nazareth.

Bert Gary is a United Methodist minister and instructor at the Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies.  He has 19 years experience as preacher, graduate school Bible teacher, and biblical lecturer in Israel, Greece, and Turkey.  He has degrees in psychology and theology from Emory University and has been published in biblical periodicals.

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