Faith on the Edge: Daring to Follow Jesus [Paperback]

Paul Tokunaga (Author), Kevin Blue (Author), Amy Brooke (Author), Robbie F. Castleman (Author), Bobby Gross (Author), Jon Tran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 1999

Do you want to live for Jesus but struggle with what that means day by day? The deep desire of our hearts to be close to God is so easily sidetracked by daily realities. This book is designed to cover the areas of faith and life that you most want to bring together under God's leadership:

• decision-making
• dating and relationships
• racial reconciliation
• suffering
• experiencing God
• loving your parents
• emotional healing
• time management
• everyday evangelism
• hope for times of failure

Following Jesus is a wild and wonderful journey. It is perhaps the riskiest choice you will ever make. And the most rewarding. Come and see.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Although the book's six authors work for the same organization (InterVarsity Christian Fellowship), their perspectives, personal experiences, and faith walks couldn't be more different. As a result, this book is a treasure-trove of ideas designed to spur readers to a deeper, more intimate relationship with God. In addition to common topics--stewardship, forgiveness--the authors tackle topics such as racial harmony and gender stereotypes. Chapters include study questions and recommended resource lists. The book's strength is the diversity of its authors and topics. Dozens of candid anecdotes and personal experiences will challenge readers to risk more for Christ. Students and staff workers involved with InterVarsity, as well as other young adults, will benefit from this rousing call to daring, committed Christianity. -- CBA Marketplace, December 1999

Faith on the Edge offers practical advice for the daily struggles of the Christian walk. The book is written by a team of six young adults from a variety of backgrounds who wrestled with the question of what it means to be a Christian in the postmodern world. The book is divided into three sections: Who Christians are in Christ, who they are in relationship to each other and who they are in relation to the world around them. Short chapters deal with issues such as family relationships, racial reconciliation, church life and evangelism. Faith on the Edge is about how Christ radically changes a person from the inside out. It shows that Christianity is the process of reconstruction not renovation. -- World Christian, March 2000

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: IVP Books; First Edition edition (November 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830822127
• ISBN-13: 978-0830822126
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Associate Professor of Theology
J.Vernon McGee Chair in Biblical Studies
John Brown University
Known to my students as "Dr. C."

Besides the books listed here, I have contributed chapters to sevral other works: For All The Saints (McGrath), My Heart, Christ's Home Devotional (IVP), and my husband and I wrote the study guide for Howard Synder's Community of the King. I also have contributed to the Baker Handbook of the Bible and have written for several journals.

My lastest work (to be published by IVPress) is focused on the biblical patterns that set the "guardrails" for Christian worship. I am passionate about God's pleasure (not our perks or preferences!) being the ultimate concern of faithful worship.

I am married once and only to a good man who loves me well, Breck Castleman. Our older son, Robert Dayton, is an art professor at Trinity Christian College near Chicago and our younger son is a pastor, like his dad, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Breck and I also have a beloved beagle named Chesterton and four wonderful grandchildren!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely wonderful book, January 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Faith on the Edge: Daring to Follow Jesus (Paperback)

I had to read this book over this past summer for Leadership Team on my college campus and loved this book. The chapters are short so it is easy to put the book down if something arises (you won't want to though...) and the lessons and insight is simply wonderful. I think that anyone that is of college age or older should read this book and try to take the lessons learned to heart. It reveals the wonder of God and the depth of his love and power like few books I know, and I can't fully explain my love for this book. A definite must read for anyone serious about strengthening and developing their faith! :-)

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For Christians, January 22, 2000

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This review is from: Faith on the Edge: Daring to Follow Jesus (Paperback)

If you don't want to be challenged as a Christian, do not buy this book. The writers cover many areas of the Christian life from faith to fellowship to what it means to truly be a follower of Jesus. The writing is down to earth and honest . These people have lived what they write about and do not pretend to be super-saints. Every chapter ends with suggestions for further reading which is invaluable. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a deeper, more committed Christian life.