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God in the Flesh: What Speechless Lawyers, Kneeling Soldiers and Shocked Crowds Teach Us About Jesus

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In both his books and his ministry, Don Everts breaks Christianity down to it's simple, grassroots fundamentals. He explores Jesus not as the center of a religion, but rather as an engaging individual who, by his very nature, caused inexplicable, powerful reactions of all those around him. Everts approaches Jesus not by what Jesus said in Scripture but instead he explores all the verses that Jesus didn't say. The simple accounts of the people around him. Everts calls these verses the, "stage directions." From these easily overlooked and forgotten words, Everts paints a picture of a man that simply was. Wasn't concerned with religious doctrine or appropriate religious customs. Instead we see people going out of their way to touch a simple carpenter walking down the street. Common, smelly fishermen, leaving their livelihoods to walk along his side. The most scholared religious men dumbfounded by his wisdom. Don's words remind us of what lies at the heart of true Christianity. Just a simple man that asked others to follow him.

I like the way this author explains Jesus. He explains Jesus as he really is. His writings about Jesus are simple and fresh and true. I read the first few pages of this book and it sucked me in because everything he said about Jesus was refreshing to my mind. I definitely recomend this book!

God in the Flesh by Don Everts
InterVarsity Press, 2005
160 pages
Inspirational; non-fiction
4/5 stars

Summary: We've heard many of the stories and words said by Jesus (sometimes represented in Bibles with red font) but Everts asserts that by looking at the responses to what Jesus said (the black words), we can learn anew about Him.

Thoughts: I really love the intro where Everts says that he tried not to write this book because did we really need more books and obviously we don't want to waste trees. And yet, Jesus is just so beautiful that it's difficult not to talk and write about Him. That made me laugh!

Each chapter is in the same format. It opens with similar passages of scripture, such as those were Jesus reached out and literally touched people. Then Everts expands on what these show us, shares personal anecdotes, and challenges us to go deeper with God. It really helped condition me to think about Him in a different way.

Overall: Good; short but worth savoring.

Cover: A good reminder of Jesus as human and someone who welcomes us to Him.

Sorry ...hard to get beyond the first few pages of this very pompous author's presentation of his world solutions to everything.