Flesh-and-Blood Jesus :
Russ, Dan, 1949-
Flesh-and-Blood Jesus : learning to be fully human from the Son of Man / Dan Russ. - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, c2008. - 188 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188).
Introduction: On blind spots and spotting blindness -- Manger wetter : coming to terms with our neediness -- Longing to belong : finding our place in the world -- Mother's guilt : living in the tension between a parent's will and God's will -- The problem of authority : deciding how to respond -- The failures of Jesus : why falling short is okay sometimes -- In need of friends : the importance of companions for life's journey -- The dysfunctions of Jesus's family : learning when to embrace and when to resist our own families -- Jesus and sex : daring to see Jesus as a sexual being -- Good and angry : passion with purpose in a world of violence -- When Jesus questioned the Father : how doubt and fear drive us to God -- Extreme Jesus : eschewing stereotypical spirituality -- How should Christians die? : a lesson in the end of life -- Scarred for life : the stories our wounds tell -- Feasting with Jesus : learning to eat between meals.
9780801068300 (pbk.) 0801068304 (pbk.)
Jesus Christ--Example.
Jesus Christ--Humanity.
Christian life.
232.904 / RUS
Flesh-and-Blood Jesus : learning to be fully human from the Son of Man / Dan Russ. - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, c2008. - 188 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188).
Introduction: On blind spots and spotting blindness -- Manger wetter : coming to terms with our neediness -- Longing to belong : finding our place in the world -- Mother's guilt : living in the tension between a parent's will and God's will -- The problem of authority : deciding how to respond -- The failures of Jesus : why falling short is okay sometimes -- In need of friends : the importance of companions for life's journey -- The dysfunctions of Jesus's family : learning when to embrace and when to resist our own families -- Jesus and sex : daring to see Jesus as a sexual being -- Good and angry : passion with purpose in a world of violence -- When Jesus questioned the Father : how doubt and fear drive us to God -- Extreme Jesus : eschewing stereotypical spirituality -- How should Christians die? : a lesson in the end of life -- Scarred for life : the stories our wounds tell -- Feasting with Jesus : learning to eat between meals.
9780801068300 (pbk.) 0801068304 (pbk.)
Jesus Christ--Example.
Jesus Christ--Humanity.
Christian life.
232.904 / RUS