Drop the Stones: When Love Reaches the Unlovable
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1629119083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Carlos Rodríguez tells it like it is, with a desire to motivate those who feel ready to engage the world around them, not through political or religious agendas, but through grace and love. When a woman caught in the act of adultery was thrown down at Jesus’ feet, the bloodthirsty crowd filled their hands with rocks and demanded she be stoned to death. Surely we can relate with the shame of the woman and her exposed sin. Drawing on stories from Carlos's own pastoral experience and touching on contemporary issues from ISIS to homosexuality to refugees to mass incarceration, Drop the Stones invites followers of Jesus to drop their religious rocks and c
This is nothing short of a call to reimagine Christianity as a faith that fascinates the world with love.” —Shane Claiborne, author and activist . His book is a stunning invitation to look into the face of Jesus and see that the only One who had any right to throw a stone had no desire. We see in Jesus that the closer we are to God, the less we should want to throw stones at other people. “Carlos Rodríguez writes with grace, and about grace