Neighbors and Wise Men

by Kriz, Tony; Young, William P.

• ISBN13: 9780849947391
• ISBN10: 0849947391
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-18
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Summary

God works through ALL people to make himself known. There is an ancient prayer that begs God to "Be inthe heart of each to whom I speak, be in the mouth of each who speaks unto me." Have we limited God's ability to speak in our worldtoday? Have we relegated God's creative voice to the select persons who shareour particular religious system? One of the most oftenstated issues with Christianity is its unsatisfying answer to the questionabout those "outside" the faith. We have all known people who are kinder thanmost Christians, purer than most Christians, seemingly more connected to Godthan most Christians and spiritually wise. Tony Kriz, who infamously appeared in DonaldMiller's books under the name "Tony the Beat Poet" has discovered theabiding presence of Jesus in the lives and words of people from diverse (andoften radically unchristian) sources. Through the pages of this book, Tony guides thereader through Muslim lands, radically anti-religious academia andpost-Christian cultures to discover a God who speaks with generosity andcreativity. Kriz himself felt like he was falling out of faith until unbelievers were the ones whoencouraged him to "Fall toward Christ."

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Author's Note	p. xvii
Introduction: Born Again	p. xix
Living with Muslims
Pilgrimage	p. 3
Gospel	p. 13
Holy Kiss	p. 23
Crusade	p. 29
Devotion	p. 39
Pastor	p. 49
Sanctuary	p. 59
Revelations	p. 67
Alone and Away
Cathedral	p. 77
Pope	p. 85
Faith	p. 93
Prophet	p. 101
Hope	p. 113
Learning to Reed
Eden	p. 123
Saints	p. 131
Ordained	p. 141
Ecclesiastes	p. 149
Lessons	p. 157
Benediction	p. 171
Coming Home
Neighbor	p. 181
Nazareth	p. 189
The Good Samaritan	p. 195
Parables	p. 203
The Prodigal	p. 215
Closing: Epiphany	p. 223
Scripture References	p. 227
Acknowledgments	p. 229
About the Author	p. 231
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