As I have mentioned over the past week, three years ago today I launched my first book, the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus. It is 252 pages of “raw art” that includes my musings and reflections on the Church’s responsibility to show Jesus and tell His hopefully Story well. You’ll notice the launch date is October 31, which most people recognize as Halloween. There is another significant event, however, that is attached to this date that I had in mind when I launched the book. The first person to post that significant date in the comment section will get a free copy of the book.
Today I am posting two things. First, in celebration of the 3 year anniversary I am starting two promotions for the next month: 1) you can get the book for $7.00 (retail is $14.95) and free shipping; or 2) buy the eBook version on Kindle or NOOK for $0.99 (retail is $7.99). I hope this book encourages you to continue showing Jesus and telling his hopeful story well. If you’re interested you can make your selection below:
Below is one more video from someone who reacted to the title of the book before reading it. I thought I would post it as it helps explain more what I was hoping to do with the book. Also, here are some early reactions from people who endorsed it:
“Jeremy is a deep thinker; he’s courageous enough to challenge some popular evangelicals and emergents today. Yet, this is not a screed: Jeremy loves the Church and has a passion for the ostracized and he tells us in this book that grace grinding is the not the way of Jesus and it is not the gospel Jesus preached.”
—Scot McKnight • Professor, North Park University; Author, THE JESUS CREED and THE BLUE PARAKEET
“Jeremy had me at the title. With deep passion for the Church, a sharp awareness of the prevalent, hot, future-shaping emerging conversation, and the courage to slay a few sacred cows, he offers a compelling vision of Jesus and the Church’s mission. Jeremy’s debut book informs, disturbs, encourages, and challenges. Who is the Jesus we show to the world? What is the Story we tell? These two questions will never be the same for me.”
—John W. Frye • Pastor, Fellowship Covenant Church; Grand Rapids, MI; Author, JESUS THE PASTOR and OUT OF PRINT
“While recognizing our fallen world with failing followers of Jesus, Jeremy paints a brilliant, honest, passionate and redeeming picture of the Christ who heals, speaks with authority and still changes the impossible. As we step back and gaze at this amazing portrait of a liberating magnetic Jesus I find good news, an (un)offensive Jesus, to whom I have too often shamefully been offensive.”
—Doug Fagerstrom • Former President, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
