Skye Jethani – författare

Many Christians think about heaven as a distant place we go after we die. But what if it's a very real kingdom available to us right now, here on earth?In What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?, Skye Jethani unpacks what Jesus really said about heaven and how it can transform our faith today. This book ● shows what Jesus and his first followers knew about heaven that we get wrong ● explores the importance of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus's ministry, message, and parables● redefines the popular understanding of heaven as a celestial home for the dearly departed ● reimagines our role in God's kingdom here on earth● helps us recapture what it means for God's kingdom to be present on earth right nowThe fourth in Jethani's popular What If Jesus Was Serious? series, this guide includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations in each chapter.

If God is love, then how do we make sense of the evil we see everywhere in the world?What does the Bible really say about how God punishes evil and rewards good? What does it say about God's restorative justice?Join Skye Jethani as he explores ● Jesus's definition of and teachings on justice● our relationship with God and with others● how God's wrath and forgiveness are rooted in love● the cross of Jesus as the moment of the world's greatest injustice● what Jesus really said and did not say about judgment and hellEmerge with a better understanding of God's love, wrath, the cross, eternity, and more. In addition, find new ways to bridge the divide in the church over the importance of personal salvation and communal justice.Includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations in each accessible chapter.

Discover how you can live a life of rich communion with God cultivates faith, hope, and love in a way that transforms you and the broken world we all inhabit.With explores the narrative of the Bible to show that we were created to be with God, and that restoring this connection is his mission. Instead of life over, under, from, or even for God, what leads us into freedom and restoration is life with God.Why are American Christians, who have more access to biblical teaching than any other people in history, failing to experience the freedom of the Christian life? Why are pastors, those closest to the work and ministry, burning out at an alarming rate? Why do many church members, who give large amounts of their time and wealth to Christ and his kingdom, secretly question the legitimacy of their efforts? And why are spiritual seekers dismissing the validity of the Christian message?Is it possible we've misunderstood the call of the Christian life?  A life lived in rich communion with God cultivates faith, hope, and love in a way that transforms both us and the broken world we inhabit.In With, you’ll find:Illustrations of concepts in the book to aid understandingRecommendations for how to practice communion with God, including three helpful practicesA discussion guide for use when continuing the conversation with others in small groups Endorsements:"If we've grown weary of Christianity, if we find most any local church uninspiring, maybe the problem lies not in the Christian faith or these faithful bodies, but in our own disgruntled hearts. In With, Skye Jethani tenderly unmasks the clichéd posturing that too often masquerades as genuine communion with Christ. More importantly, he takes readers to the humble place they must occupy--in prayer, studying Scripture, with the Church--if faith, hope, and love are to truly mark our lives."  -James H. Gilmore, author, The Experience Economy"It doesn’t matter, as old theologians were rumored to argue, how many angels can dance on a pinhead. But it does matter which preposition governs your faith--over, after, against, for, from, under, with. Who knew what huge worlds turn on such tiny words? Who knew what theological riches were laced into the bones of grammar? Skye has done a great service to the church. In prose elegant and clear, with insights keen and deep, he shows how everything changes with just one word: With. It’s a book I want my whole church to read."  -Mark Buchanan, author of Spiritual Rhythm"Who knew that a preposition had so much influence? Skye's book will challenge the way that you think about God and faith, digging deep into our motivations and heart issues. You can't read this book and not see yourself and others differently!"  -Margaret Feinberg, author of Scouting the Divine and Hungry for God