Jesus in Books https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/ Narratives about the Christ - it's a podcast Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:10:21 +0000 Getting to the True Character of God https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/getting-to-the-true-character-of-god?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[bGetting to the True Character of God/b Words like "judge", "sin" and "advocate" can either draw us closer to Christ and God the Father, or push us away. The book a href="https://amzn.to/2DyFjoJ" target="blank"uThe Christ Who Heals/u/a by Fiona and Terryl Givens explains. iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/383245865&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&autoplay=false&showuser=true"/iframe blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"p lang="en" dir="ltr"The only way to truly understand Jesus Christ is to view everything in the context of love./p&mdash; Jesus in Books (@JesusinBooks) a href="https://twitter.com/JesusinBooks/status/1095311199980392450?refsrc=twsrc%5Etfw"uFebruary 12, 2019/u/a/blockquote script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"/script hr Subscribe to the Jesus in Books podcast on a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1296752795" target="blank"uiTunes/u/a, a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesus-in-books" target="blank"uStitcher/u/a, a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Jesus-in-Books-p1086587/" target="_blank"uTuneIn/u/a and anywhere you listen to podcasts. ]]> Getting to the True Character of God

Words like “judge”, “sin” and “advocate” can either draw us closer to Christ and God the Father, or push us away. The book The Christ Who Heals by Fiona and Terryl Givens explains.

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]]> https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/getting-to-the-true-character-of-god Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:31:46 +0000 The Striking Similarities Between Jesus Christ and the Buddha https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/b-did-jesus-learn-from-buddha-the-striking-similarities-between-these-two?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[bThe Striking Similarities Between Jesus Christ and the Buddha/b Did Jesus learn from Buddha? Likely not (a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/7.15-16?lang=eng#p14" target="blank"uJohn 7:15-16/u/a), but I discuss the striking similarities between these two supreme spiritual teachers in this episode of Jesus in Books. iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/357794960&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&autoplay=false&showuser=true"/iframe Some comments on the Buddhism subreddit about a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/7dxomv/didjesuslearnfrombuddhathestriking/" target="blank"uthis episode/u/a. hr Subscribe to the Jesus in Books podcast on a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1296752795" target="blank"uiTunes/u/a, a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesus-in-books" target="blank"uStitcher/u/a, a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Jesus-in-Books-p1086587/" target="_blank"uTuneIn/u/a and anywhere you listen to podcasts.]]> The Striking Similarities Between Jesus Christ and the Buddha

Did Jesus learn from Buddha? Likely not (John 7:15-16), but I discuss the striking similarities between these two supreme spiritual teachers in this episode of Jesus in Books.

Some comments on the Buddhism subreddit about this episode.

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]]> https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/b-did-jesus-learn-from-buddha-the-striking-similarities-between-these-two Sat, 09 Feb 2019 01:28:12 +0000 7 Reasons Why Jesus Would Be Unemployable in Today’s Job Market https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/7-reasons-why-jesus-would-be-unemployable-in-todays-job-market?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[b7 Reasons Why Jesus Would Be Unemployable in Today’s Job Market/b With the help of a href="https://amzn.to/2WGeR5p" target="blank"uPhilip Yancey’s book/u/a, I synthesize a list of reasons why Jesus – the most perfect being to walk the earth – would be unemployable in today’s job market. #humor iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/367231517&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&autoplay=false&showuser=true"/iframe Here is the a href="https://amzn.to/2DTTQgh" target="blank"uAmplified Bible/u/a by Zondervan that I highly recommend. hr Subscribe to the Jesus in Books podcast on a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1296752795" target="blank"uiTunes/u/a, a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesus-in-books" target="blank"uStitcher/u/a, a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Jesus-in-Books-p1086587/" target="_blank"uTuneIn/u/a and anywhere you listen to podcasts.]]> 7 Reasons Why Jesus Would Be Unemployable in Today’s Job Market

With the help of Philip Yancey’s book, I synthesize a list of reasons why Jesus – the most perfect being to walk the earth – would be unemployable in today’s job market. #humor

Here is the Amplified Bible by Zondervan that I highly recommend.

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]]> https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/7-reasons-why-jesus-would-be-unemployable-in-todays-job-market Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:25:02 +0000 What “Utterly Destroy” Actually Means in the Old Testament https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/what-utterly-destroy-actually-means-in-the-old-testament?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[bWhat “Utterly Destroy” Actually Means in the Old Testament/b Could the seemingly angry, jealous warmonger God of the Old Testament be the patient loving Christ of the New Testament? Absolutely. The book a href="https://amzn.to/2S1dUpl" target="blank"uIs God a Moral Monster?: Making Sense of the Old Testament God/u/a by Paul Copan explains why. iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/409282074&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&autoplay=false&showuser=true"/iframe Author and Professor Paul Copan is on a href="https://twitter.com/paulcopan?lang=en" target="blank"utwitter./u/a. hr Subscribe to the Jesus in Books podcast on a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1296752795" target="blank"uiTunes/u/a, a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesus-in-books" target="blank"uStitcher/u/a, a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Jesus-in-Books-p1086587/" target="_blank"uTuneIn/u/a and anywhere you listen to podcasts. ]]> What “Utterly Destroy” Actually Means in the Old Testament

Could the seemingly angry, jealous warmonger God of the Old Testament be the patient loving Christ of the New Testament? Absolutely. The book Is God a Moral Monster?: Making Sense of the Old Testament God by Paul Copan explains why.

Author and Professor Paul Copan is on twitter..

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]]> https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/what-utterly-destroy-actually-means-in-the-old-testament Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:59:26 +0000 Black Jesus and the Rastafari https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/black-jesus-and-the-rastafari?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[bBlack Jesus and the Rastafari/b In Jeremiah Jesus says a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/jer/8.21?lang=eng&clang=eng#p20" target="blank"u“I am black”/u/a. Elsewhere in the KJV a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/68.4?lang=eng&clang=eng#p3" target="blank"uHe’s called JAH/u/a. Discover the biblical roots of the Rastafarian religion in this episode of the a href="https://soundcloud.com/jesusinbooks" target="blank"uJesus in Books podcast/u/a. iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/397618326&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&autoplay=false&showuser=true"/iframe The book reviewed is a href="https://amzn.to/2GhFNSW" target="blank"uDread Jesus/u/a by William David Spencer. hr You can find Jesus in Books on a href="https://twitter.com/JesusinBooks" target="blank"uTwitter/u/a and subscribe to the podcast on a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1296752795" target="blank"uiTunes/u/a, a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesus-in-books" target="blank"uStitcher/u/a, a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Jesus-in-Books-p1086587/" target="blank"uTuneIn/u/a and anywhere you listen to podcasts. ]]> Black Jesus and the Rastafari

In Jeremiah Jesus says “I am black”. Elsewhere in the KJV He’s called JAH. Discover the biblical roots of the Rastafarian religion in this episode of the Jesus in Books podcast.

The book reviewed is Dread Jesus by William David Spencer.

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]]> https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/black-jesus-and-the-rastafari Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:14:21 +0000 Where Does Jesus Stand on the Issue of Animal Rights? https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/where-does-jesus-stand-on-the-issue-of-animal-rights?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[bWhere Does Jesus Stand on the Issue of Animal Rights?/b Where does Jesus stand on the issue of eating meat and animal rights? Does God love animals? Do they have souls? These questions are answered in this episode of the a href="http://jesusinbooks.com" target="blank"uJesus in Books podcast/u/a. iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/364109636&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&autoplay=false&showuser=true"/iframe The book reviewed is a href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Vegetarian-Christianity-Vegetarianism-Animal/dp/0812693930/ref=aslisstl?ie=UTF8&qid=1512252400&sr=8-1&keywords=Is+god+a+vegetarian+young&linkCode=sl1&tag=printpucom-20&linkId=e4ad05a1782a46f585281ab4b3b9d922" target="blank"uIs God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights/u/a by Richard Alan Young. hr You can find Jesus in Books on a href="https://twitter.com/JesusinBooks" target="blank"uTwitter/u/a and subscribe to the podcast on a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1296752795" target="blank"uiTunes/u/a, a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesus-in-books" target="blank"uStitcher/u/a, a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Jesus-in-Books-p1086587/" target="_blank"uTuneIn/u/a and anywhere you listen to podcasts. ]]> Where Does Jesus Stand on the Issue of Animal Rights?

Where does Jesus stand on the issue of eating meat and animal rights? Does God love animals? Do they have souls? These questions are answered in this episode of the Jesus in Books podcast.

The book reviewed is Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights by Richard Alan Young.

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]]> https://jesusinbooks.writeas.com/where-does-jesus-stand-on-the-issue-of-animal-rights Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:07:25 +0000