The widening of political, racial, generational, and religious differences leads too often to an "us vs. them" mentality.
The Sacred Overlap
communicates a refreshing vision that embraces tension and shows us how to live in radical love and faithfulness between the extremes that isolate and divide people.
The gospels display how Jesus was committed to crossing the
either/or
waters of the cultural and societal wars of his day. His miracles and parables often broke or ignored religious and political lines that seemed all important. He comforted the disturbed and disturbed the comfortable.
Using Jesus' example, J. R. Briggs offers a fresh and relevant understanding of evangelism and discipleship in our present time of extreme polarization. Without sacrificing biblical integrity,
is a joyful exploration of the complexity of life in the peace of Christ. With careful discernment, Briggs:
Shares creative ways to engage with God's mission of ministering to those who are intrigued by Jesus but turned off by church.
Explores what it means to be joyful in the midst of heart-wrenching pain and earthly suffering.
Models what it means to maintain a posture of convicted civility which emphasizes both grace and truth.
helps readers see how Christians are called to live with their feet firmly planted in two different worlds—in both heaven and earth—living naturally with
both
the sacred
and
the ordinary. Only then can a Christian be a faithful witness and disciple of Jesus.