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Soul Graffiti: Making a Life in the Way of Jesus
In "Soul Graffiti" ? Mark Scandrette--writer, poet, and leader in the Emergent church movement--uses vivid stories of his own life and the lives of the many people he has encountered in his home in the Mission District of San Francisco to explore what "good news of God" might mean for our particular time and place. He seeks to answer the central questio...more
Paperback, 248 pages
Published
May 27th 2008
by Jossey-Bass
(first published April 20th 2007)
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I haven't read this entire book yet mainly because I lived it. . . Well most of it.
I wasn't alive for some parts of it, but for the greater part of it I was there.
I am sure it is absolutely wonderful, because my Papa wrote it, it must be!
The only part I didn't like was the part where Papa wrote, it took a lot of energy and he often stayed up past midnight writing, then slept for 4 or five hours and woke again and kept writing.
I am so proud of him! I hope and expect that ...more
I wasn't alive for some parts of it, but for the greater part of it I was there.
I am sure it is absolutely wonderful, because my Papa wrote it, it must be!
The only part I didn't like was the part where Papa wrote, it took a lot of energy and he often stayed up past midnight writing, then slept for 4 or five hours and woke again and kept writing.
I am so proud of him! I hope and expect that ...more
I don't know if you would call Scandrette a "theological artist" or an "artistic theologian," but the merging of the two disciplines (art and theology) makes for an incredibly refreshing perspective in this book. And given his competence in both areas, he achieves a winsome tone while addressing issues of serious profundity, resulting in some very compelling reading. Scandrette has a way with words that makes the book read like poetry at times (sometimes actually using poet...more
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This book is meant to expand your understanding of what it means to live a life in Christ, and to challenge you to find ways to put that understanding in action.
The first task is attempted in the actual text of the chapters, which comprise 90% of the book. The task might be accomplished if you are a brand-new Xtian or legalist (and legalists would not read this book). For the rest of us, we end up reading a lot of obvious stuff parading as amazing insight. And boring anecdotes that h...more
The first task is attempted in the actual text of the chapters, which comprise 90% of the book. The task might be accomplished if you are a brand-new Xtian or legalist (and legalists would not read this book). For the rest of us, we end up reading a lot of obvious stuff parading as amazing insight. And boring anecdotes that h...more
The starting point for the book is this...if Jesus were alive today, where would he live and who would he serve? This author does what for many of us would be the unthinkable...he moves his family from the comforts of suburban Bay Area living to a neighborhood in San Francisco where most of us would not dare to step out of the car. More than being a memoir, this book is really sort of an "ignitor" into digging deeper into issues of social injustice in our own place and in our own sea...more
Meaningful application, artful expressions, and moving stories make this non-fiction book a must-read for those seeking to follow the way of Jesus.
I love the experiments and thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter.
LOVE LOVE LOVE. Fresh ideas on how you do faith.
Adam Walker Cleaveland
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College students, People looking for new ways to think about spirituality
We read this book with our College Book Club this summer and they were all a huge fan of it. I thought it was a really great and totally accessible for the students.
One thing I particularly enjoy about the book, was that it had discussion questions and "spiritual experiments" at the end of each chapter. So it worked perfectly for our use.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone - especially to be used with college students, young adults, or even as a church...more
One thing I particularly enjoy about the book, was that it had discussion questions and "spiritual experiments" at the end of each chapter. So it worked perfectly for our use.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone - especially to be used with college students, young adults, or even as a church...more
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Great concepts and perspectives. The writing felt a little disjointed, but it was so refreshingly open-minded!
Heather Asbell
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“At the tattoo parlor, my friend worked with needle and ink applying a design to the skin on his client's back, as the three of us sat discussing our spiritual desires and ambivalence about religion. In the midst of our conversation, the man under the needle turned and said, 'Jesus is cool, it's just that they have f***ed with Jesus. I mean, Christianity was at its best when it was secret and hidden and you could die for it.' This profound, if crass, statement recognizes that the power of the gospel lay in its ability to be a counter-cultural and revolutionary force - not only a story to believe, but a distinctive way of life. The man's comment prompted me to consider the questions: Am I in some measure complicit in the domestication of Jesus?”
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“I believe we are more ready to embrace our lives in the here and now when we are able to recognize the continuity between the immanence of God in our world and eternity. Rather than simply waiting to be liberated to another time or place, we are being invited to collaborate in the healing and redemption of our world.”
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