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One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow Audiobook
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What is the “Christian life” all about?Studying the Bible, attending church, cultivating a prayer life, witnessing to others—those are all good. But is that really what Jesus has in mind?The answer, says Scot McKnight in One.Life, lies in Jesus’ words, “Follow me.”What does it look like to follow Jesus, and how will doing so change the way we live our life—our love.life, our justice.life, our peace.life, our community.life, our sex.life—everything about our life.One.Life will open your eyes to the full, compelling immensity of what it means to be a Christian. “Jesus offers to us a kingdom dream that transforms us to the very core of our being,” says Scot McKnight. “His vision is so big we are called to give our entire life to it. His vision is so big it swallows up our dreams.”Discover exactly what Jesus meant when he announced the arrival of God’s kingdom. Equipping you with a new understanding of that kingdom’s radical nature, One.Life shares profound, challenging, and practical insights on how to demonstrate its reality in your life.In many ways, what The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer challenged Christians to do in earlier generations, One.Life will do for a new generation.One.Life will call you beyond the flatlands of religiosity toward a kingdom vision that will shape everything you do.
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"I really enjoyed this. McKnight presents a well-thought out & clear introduction to what it means to follow Jesus in this life. He touches on a great number of themes & yet doesn't lose clarity & cohesiveness throughout the book."
— Brett (4 out of 5 stars)
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" This is an awesome book on what it means to be a Christian, a follower of Jesus. We have to move beyond knowing (which we're OK at) and begin doing (which we're not so good at). Knowing isn't growing, doing is! "
— CJ, 6/13/2013 -
" A solid book on the basics of discipleship "
— Dora, 1/25/2013 -
" A bit too basic, but good for new believers. "
— Greg, 11/18/2012 -
" Very good. Might make a good gift for graduates. "
— Lynne, 11/2/2012 -
" What is a christian? What does following Jesus really mean? What does living in the Kingdom look like. Lots to think about. "
— Peter, 4/4/2012 -
" Loved the simplistic message in this book on modeling our lives after Jesus' time here on earth "
— Angel, 3/15/2012 -
" This was quite a challenging book. He says some things about the Christian life that I will have to wrestle with. Gave me a lot of food for thought. "
— Pat, 1/3/2012 -
" Stay away unless you want social gospel, wishy-washy liberal Christianity-lite. "
— Kevin, 12/22/2011 -
" A brill look at what a kingdom lifestyle looks like as response to the gospel of grace "
— Andy, 7/23/2011 -
" any book that I cry my way through, take notes on, and have to put down every other page just to contemplate what I've just read gets 5 stars from me. "
— Kate, 5/16/2011 -
" I enjoyed some chapters more than others but the ones that stuck out made a huge impact on the way I understand the Kingdom of God. I would recommend it to anyone trying to understand the Kingdom more fully. "
— Randi, 2/8/2011 -
" This would be a great book for new members/Christian group at your church. "
— Tom, 1/3/2011
About Scot McKnight
Scot McKnight is an Anabaptist theologian and is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in religious studies at North Park University. The author of more than ten books and numerous articles and chapters in multi-authored works, McKnight specializes in historical Jesus studies as well as the gospels and the New Testament. As an authority in Jesus studies, McKnight has been frequently consulted by Fox News, WGN, US News & World Report, Newsweek, Time, as well as newspapers throughout the United States.
About Tom Parks
Tom Parks is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator who has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has been involved in recording audiobooks and voice-overs for over thirty years and through an eclectic range of projects. In addition to performing and directing, he is also an active musician, drumming in musical theater productions in the Midwest, and is in demand as a conference speaker.