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Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People
Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People
Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People
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Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People

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Find freedom from legalism's should's and discover the deep spirituality of being loved by the God who meets and transforms you in the midst of a messy and unpredictable life.

Do you ever feel like you don't pray enough, read your Bible enough, share your faith enough, love God enough . . . and ultimately that you're not a very good Christian?

Welcome to the club. Messy Spirituality was written for the silent majority of us who are convinced we just don't do Christianity right. Mike Yaconelli dares to suggest that imperfection, unfinishedness, and messiness are, in fact, the earmarks of true Christianity; that real Christianity is messy, erratic, lopsided . . . and gloriously liberating.

In these pages, he challenges you to let go of the legalism that holds you back and embrace the grace freedom that God offers. He opens your eyes to the one-size-fits-all spirituality churches often want us to embrace and shares what it truly means to walk with God in a deep, intimate, life-changing way.

Full of innovative ideas and concepts, Messy Spirituality is a classic that offers timeless wisdom for anyone ready to be free from the bonds of perfectionism.

Spanish edition also available.

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Release dateDec 15, 2009
ISBN9780310867876
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Mike Yaconelli

Michael Yaconelli (Julio 24, 1942- Octubre 30, 2003), escritor, teólogo y líder, empleó cuarenta y dos años de su vida como pastor y ministro de estudiantes. Era el pastor laico de la Iglesia Grace Community, dueño y cofundador de Youth Specialties, antiguo editor de The Door, autor de Espiritualidad sin hipocresía, y muchos libros más. Michael, Mike, como lo conocían sus amigos, ha sido considerado el pastor de los pastores de jóvenes en los Estados Unidos.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    A common sentiment in Christian circles is that our spirituality or the love of God is conditional on how good we are, how "spiritual" we are, how much we do for God or for the church. Michael Yaconelli tackles this problematic belief in Messy Spirituality, and although a short book, it is a challenging read. Unlike popular belief, being a Christian does not mean one is perfect or that one has it all figured out; rather, the Christian is constantly under construction, "being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator" (Colossians 3:9).

    Yaconelli claims that the real face of Christianity is not found in the perfectly ordered and regimented lives of perfect Christians because they do not exist - we are all messy, frail people who desperately need Jesus. This is a powerful antidote to the dangers of spiritual perfectionism; our shortcomings are not hindrances to a more perfect faith but an integral part of our mortal life - when we acknowledge that, we are free to start living as God has called us.

    This is a challenging book for both individuals and churches - it encourages to act and love wildly and widely, without hindrance because that is exactly what Jesus did.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    reread Messy Spirituality this week and glad I did. Mike is a down-to-earth guy that reminds us that we've tried to sanitize the church for far too long. Spirituality is hard and messy stuff! preach it Mike! If you want to read some classic Yaconelli look up some old Door issues.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    probably one of my favorite non-fiction books. I have read this book at least a dozen times and each time I get more out of it. It shows you that you can be real with who you are. Too many times in the church its like plastic world where every thing is a okay. But in Messy Spirituality Mike takes you on a journey of taking off the masks and lets you know that God is right there with you in the mess.On a personal note Mike was on of my heroes. He cared for the souls of youth pastors.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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    Disappointed at the twist of scripture. The ministry associated with this author (now deceased) is not a truly Biblical ministry. The ministry practices lexio divina (or Lectio Divina) which is not a Christian practice but refers in Latin to the practice of "divine reading".
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Messy indeed. Good book. Easy read. Worth reading every few years. Be careful though, it's messiness might make you uncomfortable.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Christian walk is messy – yet grace hides around every corner. Yaconelli contends that Christians spend too much time faking spirituality and churches are often more concerned with pretending that everything is ok than living the faith in all its vulnerability and pain. Walking through the gospel accounts (especially John), Yaconelli offers an account of discipleship that acknowledges the pain, ignorance, and weakness of disciples, yet celebrates the “annoying” tenacity of God’s love and grace. Full of powerful life stories, Messy Spirituality provides an oft-needed reminder of the God’s grace in discipleship and calls us to a life of “little graces.” Great encouragement A

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