The widening of political, racial, generational, and religious differences often leads to an "us vs. them" mentality all too common today. In *The Sacred Overlap*, author J. R. Briggs communicates a refreshing vision that embraces tension and calls us to live in radical love and faithfulness between the extremes that...
The widening of political, racial, generational, and religious differences often leads to an "us vs. them" mentality all too common today. In *The Sacred Overlap*, author J. R. Briggs communicates a refreshing vision that embraces tension and calls us to live in radical love and faithfulness between the extremes that isolate and divide people.
Read the gospels and you'll see how Jesus was committed to crossing cultural, social, political and religious *either/or* waters, engaging in many *and/also* activities. He comforted the disturbed and also disturbed the comfortable. He was too religious for the pagans *and also* too pagan for the religious elites. He hung out with filthy lepers *and also* dined with the filthy rich. He was alarming *and* disarming at the same time.
This is not a spineless embrace of religious syncretism where we take bits from world religions, personal preferences, and ideologies and throw them into a cosmic blender for a tasty theological smoothie. Instead, Briggs offers a fresh understanding of evangelism and discipleship, showing how we need to be engaged in both of these at the same time. He shares creative ways to engage with God's mission with those who are intrigued about Jesus, but turned off by church. He explores what it means to be joyful in the midst of heart wrenching pain and suffering in the world. And he models what it means to maintain a posture of convicted civility which emphasizes equally both grace and truth.
*The Sacred Overlap* helps readers see that Christians are called to live with their feet firmly planted in two different worlds--in both heaven and earth--living naturally with grace and truth. Only then can a Christian be a faithful witness in the way of Jesus.
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The widening of political, racial, generational, and religious differences often leads to an "us vs. them" mentality all too common today. In *The Sacred Overlap*, author J. R. Briggs communicates a refreshing vision that embraces tension and calls us to live in radical love and faithfulness between the extremes that...
The widening of political, racial, generational, and religious differences often leads to an "us vs. them" mentality all too common today. In *The Sacred Overlap*, author J. R. Briggs communicates a refreshing vision that embraces tension and calls us to live in radical love and faithfulness between the extremes that isolate and divide people.
Read the gospels and you'll see how Jesus was committed to crossing cultural, social, political and religious *either/or* waters, engaging in many *and/also* activities. He comforted the disturbed and also disturbed the comfortable. He was too religious for the pagans *and also* too pagan for the religious elites. He hung out with filthy lepers *and also* dined with the filthy rich. He was alarming *and* disarming at the same time.
This is not a spineless embrace of religious syncretism where we take bits from world religions, personal preferences, and ideologies and throw them into a cosmic blender for a tasty theological smoothie. Instead, Briggs offers a fresh understanding of evangelism and discipleship, showing how we need to be engaged in both of these at the same time. He shares creative ways to engage with God's mission with those who are intrigued about Jesus, but turned off by church. He explores what it means to be joyful in the midst of heart wrenching pain and suffering in the world. And he models what it means to maintain a posture of convicted civility which emphasizes equally both grace and truth.
*The Sacred Overlap* helps readers see that Christians are called to live with their feet firmly planted in two different worlds--in both heaven and earth--living naturally with grace and truth. Only then can a Christian be a faithful witness in the way of Jesus.
Sacred Overlap, The: Learning to Live Faithfully in the Space Between (Seedbed Resources Series)$32.99
Koorong code559937
ISBN9780310102120
Pages288
PublisherZondervan Reflective
Publication date08 September 2020
Dimensions24 x 138 x 213mm
Weight0.267kg
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This is the best popular theology book of 2020. Hands down! Not since Skye Jethani's """"With"""" that a book makes so much sense for me and changes the way I approach Christian life. \\nBriggs idea is simple yet profound. He uses the Venn diagram to show that we are living in 2 different worlds - heaven and earth, yet they are one. \\nBriggs brings this approach to many aspects of Christianity. From our nature as both saints and sinners, embracing justice and grace, practicing right believing and right living, prayer, evangelism, discipleship, and many more. \\nThis is also very approachable and easy to read. So I'd recommend this to anyone. The only criticism is that the book feels 40 pages too long. Therefore it feels like there are some fillers in there. But overall, a very thought enlightening read.
