Synopses & Reviews
Max Lucado says of this book: "Lynn Anderson has some words for your heart. He will do more than help you deal with people -- he will help you love people. His model? The source of love Himself: Jesus of Nazareth."
For Jesus, people are number one. For authentic followers of Jesus, people become top priority as well. Based on Jesus' "creative encounters" with the people he met throughout the Gospel of John, this powerful book will teach you how to treat each individual you meet with the creativity and love exhibited by the Master.
Walk through the days of Jesus' life and witness heaven reaching down to humanity, Immanuel among the earthlings, the Christ amidst the commoners; Jesus touch people.
About the Author
Lynn Anderson has been in the ministry for over thirty-five years and currently serves as president of Hope Network, a ministry dedicated to coaching, mentoring, and equipping spiritual leaders for the twenty-first century. He received his doctorate from Abilene Christian University in 1990.
Anderson's lifelong career of ministry has involved speaking nationwide to thousands of audiences and authoring eight books -- including The Shepherd's Song; Navigating the Winds of Change; Heaven Came Down; They Smell like Sheep, Volume 1; and If I Really Believe, Why Do I Have These Doubts?
He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Dallas. They are the parents of four grown children and the grandparents of eight wonderful grandchildren.
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword by Max Lucado
Acknowledgments
Introduction: What? me, insensitive?
It can be cured
1. Street-level Messiah
Of lovers and users
2. The wine of kindness
Helping a host off the hook
3. Insiders and outsiders
About talking to who is listening
4. A tale of two cities
Speaking the right language
5. The abandoned water jar
Stirring slumbering hope
6. Places in the heart
Looking beneath life's surface
7. Kicking the habit
Lifeguarding at the pity pool
8. Do you want to get well?
From patronizing to personizing
9. Different strokes
When one size won't fit all
10. The Jesus style
Finding power where you least expect it
11. Restoring personhood
Balancing law and love
12. Repairing brokenness
When heaven's finger touches human earthiness
13. Beware of pigeonholes
Of labels and libels
Epilogue
Notes