secondhand Jesus

what could i possibly say that people like Eugene H. Peterson and Mark Buchanan haven't already said so beautifully about this book? i suppose all i have is what the message of this book speaks to me...

"secondhand Jesus" is one of those books you read and you think, "that is exactly what i have been feeling." with each page you read your own thoughts on the page written by someone else. in this case it is written by Glenn Packiam, a worship pastor at one of the better known churches in America...unfortunately it isn't better known for better reason as of late.

the tragedies and scandal that New Life Church has been through in the recent years has served as a catalyst for Glenn in discovering the rumors he had begun holding onto as "gospel truth". but rumors are being dispelled.

"We've been using God as just another gadget", Glenn says on one page and on another "Christ came speaking the language of His culture, fully intent on undermining it. We come speaking the language of our culture with the secret hope of being loved by it."

we live in a time of extreme dissemination of ideas and christianity and the church have not been immune to its side effects. unlike the early church, in the first centuries, how they would evaluate and challenge theological statements and beliefs beyond the surface understanding of the words, but to the bedrock, these days, the surface seems fine, therefore rumors become the rule.

Glenn leads a direct path toward the truth and with great transparency lays out his own faulty thoughts and frameworks. asking the question, "how do i get rid of God?" is not easy, but Glenn asks because truth be told, most of us have secretly asked in the secret of our own minds.

"secondhand Jesus" does a great service to those longing for more...feeling their very relationship with an infinite God being squeezed dry by misdirection and misunderstanding.

read this book and ready yourself to reinvent the way you walk with Jesus. choose to look to Jesus with fresh eyes for a fresh love. you won't regret it.

Glenn is an author to watch! he has the clear potential to be a writer known for generations as a mouthpiece for God and the calling of His people.

http://glennpackiam.com/books.jsp#chapter1 to read the first chapter for free.
http://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Jesus-Trading-Rumors-Firsthand/dp/143476639X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243820550&sr=8-1 to buy this book.

spray on Jesus

cyndi heard God

cyndi is my wife and the most beautiful girl i've ever known. i am regularly amazed at how she loves me and i am honored to be living my life with her. years ago, before we met, cyndi had an experience in which she heard the audible voice of God. i have never heard an audible voice from God. this was a hard story for her to tell, and a hard story to hear, but the center is hearing, and hearing from God.