Jesus Laughed: And Other Reflections on Being HumanRowman & Littlefield, 1996 - Broj stranica: 154 God is not tamed by our theological speculations, nor by our churches, our managerial skills, or even our prayers. The Incarnate Word does not philosophize or theologize or reorganize; He lives, loves, comforts, heals, transforms. This is the way of Incarnational spirituality, an on-going dynamic for persons who would really let God loose in their lives. The Gospel happens anew each day in the tiniest of events. It gives Jesus, the Incarnate God, a chance to live on and transform the world again. |
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Prologue | vii |
Introduction | ix |
Incarnation | 1 |
Jesus Was Fully Human Are You? | 6 |
Jesus Laughed Do You? | 11 |
Jesus Was Radical | 14 |
Jesus Was a Rebel | 19 |
Catalysis | 23 |
On Laughter | 81 |
Communication | 84 |
Right Rather Than Righteous | 86 |
The Imperfection of Being a Perfectionist | 89 |
On Growth | 92 |
What Makes a Saint? | 95 |
Are You HolyWhole? | 100 |
On Religion | 105 |
Is Jesus Bringing Chaos to the World? | 26 |
About the Logic of Jesus | 30 |
The Eye of the Heart | 35 |
The Dynamics of the Kingdom of God | 39 |
Which Sin Was Worse? | 44 |
How Can a Man Be Born Again? | 48 |
The Gospel According to Children | 51 |
Poor in Spirit | 55 |
Leave Your Father and Your Mother | 58 |
The Art of Letting Go | 63 |
The Embrace | 66 |
Change | 71 |
Rejoice | 75 |
The Sacrifice of Being Happy | 79 |
This Is Freedom | 110 |
Jesus Strategy | 114 |
Paradoxical Jesus | 119 |
They Are Afraid of a Living Jesus Are You? | 122 |
When Their Abstractions Contribute to Our Problems | 126 |
A Loving Heart Beats in Tune with Gods Heart | 130 |
Surrendering to the Miracle of Love | 132 |
Prayer Is not a Peaceful Means | 135 |
When You Really Pray | 140 |
God Saw How Good It Was Do You? | 142 |
Going Home | 147 |
God Speaks Listen | 151 |
Treasuring All These Things in the Heart | 153 |
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