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Reckless Devotion: 365 Days into the Heart of Radical Love
Are you ready for a revolutionary year with Heidi & Rolland?
Whether stopping for the one in a dusty village in Mozambique or reaching out to the world, Heidi and Rolland model--and invite everyone into--the radical love that thrills God's heart.
Energized by their work on the frontlines of ministry, the Bakers weave together miraculous stories, Scriptures, encouraging devotional thoughts and prayer to take you through the year.
Every day is a fresh invitation to live fully devoted to God. When you surrender to Him and allow His presence to grow in you, you will find, like the Bakers, that you don't become less of yourself; you actually become more fully the person He has always intended you to be. Join Heidi and Rolland for an unforgettable year of sold-out, passionate, reckless devotion to the One who loves you more than you can imagine.
"All God wants is my laid-down love, my reckless devotion. He is asking the same from you."--Heidi Baker
Whether stopping for the one in a dusty village in Mozambique or reaching out to the world, Heidi and Rolland model--and invite everyone into--the radical love that thrills God's heart.
Energized by their work on the frontlines of ministry, the Bakers weave together miraculous stories, Scriptures, encouraging devotional thoughts and prayer to take you through the year.
Every day is a fresh invitation to live fully devoted to God. When you surrender to Him and allow His presence to grow in you, you will find, like the Bakers, that you don't become less of yourself; you actually become more fully the person He has always intended you to be. Join Heidi and Rolland for an unforgettable year of sold-out, passionate, reckless devotion to the One who loves you more than you can imagine.
"All God wants is my laid-down love, my reckless devotion. He is asking the same from you."--Heidi Baker
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386 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 29, 2014
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About the author
Heidi Baker
142 books99 followersHeidi Baker PhD is a Christian missionary and with her husband Rolland Baker are founders of Iris Global and the author of several books.
With her husband Rolland, Heidi founded IRIS Ministries in 1980, a non-profit Christian ministry dedicated to Jesus and service, especially among the poor. After twelve years ministering in Asia, they left in 1992 to do their PhD's at King's College London, UK. In 1995 they started a new ministry to the poor and homeless children in Mozambique.
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With her husband Rolland, Heidi founded IRIS Ministries in 1980, a non-profit Christian ministry dedicated to Jesus and service, especially among the poor. After twelve years ministering in Asia, they left in 1992 to do their PhD's at King's College London, UK. In 1995 they started a new ministry to the poor and homeless children in Mozambique.
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March 13, 2020
Totally awesome read! Definitely recommend it!
January 19, 2023
Love the way Heidi has lived her life following God. She shares from her own experiences and encourages to love Jesus more and commune with the third person of Godhead- the holy spirit!!!
January 7, 2017
Encouraging and challenging
Definitely worth the read. She opens up her own unique perspective and lets you in for an interesting ride. It really challenged me.
Definitely worth the read. She opens up her own unique perspective and lets you in for an interesting ride. It really challenged me.
January 2, 2017
I'm not going to lie. I bought this book because of the cover and the title. I was attracted to the idea of being recklessly devoted to God and how that could be displayed in my life. After going through this year-long devotional book, I must say I'm disappointed.
First and foremost, the book heavily leans towards the charismatic side of the Church. As I do not find myself in that "camp", many of the devotions fell flat for me, and some I downright disagreed with (expecting/needing miracles, etc.). I appreciated the candor in which the book is written, but there are definitely times when the authors have an agenda, and come across as defensive when describing their beliefs.
I do like that some of the devotions challenge the "stuffy intellectual" in all of us, but I found that the more I read, there wasn't much depth beyond their "bare-bones" message.
Favorite Passage:
"If our ministry is not born out of the wellspring of relationship, if it is not birthed in compassion, let it die."
First and foremost, the book heavily leans towards the charismatic side of the Church. As I do not find myself in that "camp", many of the devotions fell flat for me, and some I downright disagreed with (expecting/needing miracles, etc.). I appreciated the candor in which the book is written, but there are definitely times when the authors have an agenda, and come across as defensive when describing their beliefs.
I do like that some of the devotions challenge the "stuffy intellectual" in all of us, but I found that the more I read, there wasn't much depth beyond their "bare-bones" message.
Favorite Passage:
"If our ministry is not born out of the wellspring of relationship, if it is not birthed in compassion, let it die."
June 16, 2015
A very inspirational read.
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