Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine to show upcoming releases that we can't wait to read (aka going crazy waiting for). This weeks book is:
Expected publication:
October 7th 2013
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Paperback, 240 pages
(Goodreads synopsis)
Abandon dead, dry, rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved.
Jefferson
Bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate,
provocative poem titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." The
4-minute video literally became an overnight sensation, with 7 million
YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). The
message blew up on social-media, triggering an avalanche of responses
running the gamut from encouraged to enraged.
In "Jesus >
Religion," Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the
poem--highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law
and love, performance and peace, despair and hope. With refreshing
candor he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with
the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a
works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him
down a path of destructive behavior.Bethke is quick to acknowledge that
he's not a pastor or theologian, but simply a regular, twenty-something
who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled.
Along his journey, Bethke discovered the "real" Jesus, who beckoned him
beyond the props of false religion.
I normally stay far away from anything nonfiction but I really love Jeff Bethke. He has done some amazing videos and I can't to hear more from him.
What are you "waiting on"?
