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Speaking of Jesus: The Art of Non-Evangelism
Written by Carl Medearis
Narrated by Jim Sanders
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Quit defending Christianity. Author Carl Medearis is not interested in keeping Christianity alive. Not one bit. Carl believes it has grown into something that is rarely attractive, frequently divisive, and all too often embarrassing. He believes you may feel this way too. In his new audio book, Speaking of Jesus, Carl gives us a wink and a grin and the permission to stop feeding this thing called Christianity. His offer is that doing so allows us the freedom to relax and feast on Jesus.
Author
Carl Medearis
Carl Medearis is an international expert in the field of Arab-American and Muslim-Christian relations and author of the acclaimed book, Muslims, Christians and Jesus.
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Reviews for Speaking of Jesus
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a tough book to review because there are many things to commend but there are also some serious problems. I was agreeing with much of what he said until I got to the chapter on Paul. I think that he seriously misunderstands Paul, probably because of his background of seeing Paul's letters as theological treatises focused on propitiation and other $10 words. I think that if he reread Paul's letter in light of Jesus he would better served to see that Paul indeed focuses on Jesus. Speaking of focusing on Jesus - for all of Medearis' insistence that we focus on Jesus there is precious little examination of the actual gospel text in this book. He provides copious illustrations from his own experience but seldom examines the biblical text with regard to how Jesus dealt with situations. I think that if he did it might allay some of the fears of those who don't see past his tossing Paul and words such as Christian, church, etc.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is subtitled "the art of not-evangelism". In other words, it's not supposed to be part of a program or a way to win converts. Instead, if you want to get people excited, or at least interested in Jesus, Mr. Medearis says you should just talk about Jesus. Don't get caught up in talking about doctrine, your church or even Christianity--just keep talking about what Jesus said and did. It's a quick, enjoyable read. But for me it was challenging as well. I can be quite a nitpicker and would love to get off on a good doctrinal argument. (at least as long as I was winning) As I did with Moishe Rosen's book, Demystifying Personal Evangelism, I have to muse over if this is the way we all should be, or merely the way that works best for Carl Medearis... and possibly you as well.--J
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book reninding us to always point others to Jesus! I loved how easy and freely the author talks about Jesus as being the only thing that really matters. As Christians we are often confused about how to convince the non Christan to come to Christ but so often we forget to include Jesus in the "good news". This book gives great examples and helpful hints in how to approach people who think or believe differently and get them to listen to you about your friend Jesus! I think that's how Jesus acted and would act if he were here today. I loved the book!!