“These stories describe in a beautiful, human way the mystery of the gospels. Never before have I been so helped in my faith journey by stories of doubt, hope, and uncertainty for persons whom God used to fulfill his plans. These stories reflect the real world that all of us live in. I recommend them for all who live in the daily chaos of uncertainty in their faith journey. These stories will inspire and encourage us as we read.” -Olive Hobson Northern Ireland The most significant bridge in history is the human story. How better to appreciate the power of the gospels than to hear them told by a master storyteller. These stories come alive as told through that rare combination of an academic's mind and a pastor's heart. -Dr. James E Brenneman President, Goshen College, Goshen In. In Meeting Jesus Don Blosser has crafted a rich anthology of common folks and their uncommon encounters with Jesus. These stories reach far beyond the days of the New Testament. They awaken our interest in familiar biblical texts and inspire us as we ponder our own meetings with those who reflect the light of Christ. As we read, may we marvel at Jesus' love for the ordinary, and find ourselves in these pages. -Anita Rediger Pastor, Emmaus Road Mennonite Fellowship, Berne, In. Written in first person and using fresh, modern language, these stories bring ancient texts to life. They open new insights and emotions through imagination and inspiration. -Don Yost Founder, Bridgework Theater, Communications Director Maple City Health Center, Goshen, In.

Meeting Jesus: Common People. . .Uncommon Stories

Religion & Spirituality

Blosser, Donald

Christian Books & Bibles

WestBowPress

Pastor and Professor

Pastor and Professor is one pastor's story of a rich life filled with experiences that tested his faith and demanded growth that was both exhilarating and painful. It is the personal story of moving from faith as right doctrinal belief to faith as a liberating response to a loving God--a God who is always with us, continually drawing us into the future. This dynamic understanding of faith is based on the belief that the kingdom of God is a present reality where followers of Jesus are to be pastoral in spirit while prophetic in living. Don Blosser weaves personal experience with public expression of an emerging faith that wrestles candidly with the realities of life and deals with the pastor/professor tension of integrating academic scholarship in the classroom with pastoral proclamation in the pulpit. Pastor and Professor invites the reader to share a journey where faith is often challenged, sometimes doubted, yet lived with enthusiasm as it is shared from the pulpit and in the college classroom. It invites the reader to find fresh insights in the Scriptures, and to live with new hope, to embrace life more fully, and to share more gently one's own story with others.

Wipf & Stock Publishers

Pastor and Professor is one pastor's story of a rich life filled with experiences that tested his faith and demanded growth that was both exhilarating and painful. It is the personal story of moving from faith as right doctrinal belief to faith as a liberating response to a loving God-a God who is always with us, continually drawing us into the future. This dynamic understanding of faith is based on the belief that the kingdom of God is a present reality where followers of Jesus are to be pastoral in spirit while prophetic in living. Don Blosser weaves personal experience with public expression of an emerging faith that wrestles candidly with the realities of life and deals with the pastor/professor tension of integrating academic scholarship in the classroom with pastoral proclamation in the pulpit. Pastor and Professor invites the reader to share a journey where faith is often challenged, sometimes doubted, yet lived with enthusiasm as it is shared from the pulpit and in the college classroom. It invites the reader to find fresh insights in the Scriptures, and to live with new hope, to embrace life more fully, and to share more gently one's own story with others.

Wipf and Stock

"These stories describe in a beautiful, human way the mystery of the gospels. Never before have I been so helped in my faith journey by stories of doubt, hope, and uncertainty for persons whom God used to fulfill his plans. These stories reflect the real world that all of us live in. I recommend them for all who live in the daily chaos of uncertainty in their faith journey. These stories will inspire and encourage us as we read." -Olive Hobson Northern Ireland The most significant bridge in history is the human story. How better to appreciate the power of the gospels than to hear them told by a master storyteller. These stories come alive as told through that rare combination of an academic's mind and a pastor's heart. -Dr. James E Brenneman President, Goshen College, Goshen IN. In Meeting Jesus Don Blosser has crafted a rich anthology of common folks and their uncommon encounters with Jesus. These stories reach far beyond the days of the New Testament. They awaken our interest in familiar biblical texts and inspire us as we ponder our own meetings with those who reflect the light of Christ. As we read, may we marvel at Jesus' love for the ordinary, and find ourselves in these pages. -Anita Rediger Pastor, Emmaus Road Mennonite Fellowship, Berne, IN. Written in first person and using fresh, modern language, these stories bring ancient texts to life. They open new insights and emotions through imagination and inspiration. -Don Yost Founder, Bridgework Theater, Communications Director Maple City Health Center, Goshen, IN.

Matchstick Literary

Dr Blosser takes us for a walk with Jesus and allows Jesus to speak for himself. What we hear is a message of hope that stands in striking contrast to the current popular Christian message that tells us Jesus came to die on the cross. This message of New Life is important news and needs to be heard by everyone who is serious about following Jesus. - Dr J. Denny Weaver, Prof. of Religion, Bluffton University (ret), author of "The NonViolent Atonement", and "the Nonviolent God" Don Blosser has done an amazing job moving the needle on our beliefs about Jesus' death and resurrection. In a fresh and accessible way, he carefully insists that Jesus' death was not ordered to appease God's wrath, but instead as Jesus' righteous response to evil and human sin. This interpretation may shake some people, but it will be warmly welcomed by the many others who have gotten stuck on an inherited substitutionary atonement theory which seems to deny the loving character of God. - Dr. Linda Mercandante, PhD (Rev), Distinguished Research Professor Theology & Culture, Methodist Theological School in Ohio

The Good News According to Jesus

Pastor and Professor is one pastor's story of a rich life filled with experiences that tested his faith and demanded growth that was both exhilarating and painful. It is the personal story of moving from faith as right doctrinal belief to faith as a liberating response to a loving God--a God who is always with us, continually drawing us into the future. This dynamic understanding of faith is based on the belief that the kingdom of God is a present reality where followers of Jesus are to be pastoral in spirit while prophetic in living. Don Blosser weaves personal experience with public expression of an emerging faith that wrestles candidly with the realities of life and deals with the pastor/professor tension of integrating academic scholarship in the classroom with pastoral proclamation in the pulpit. Pastor and Professor invites the reader to share a journey where faith is often challenged, sometimes doubted, yet lived with enthusiasm as it is shared from the pulpit and in the college classroom. It invites the reader to find fresh insights in the Scriptures, and to live with new hope, to embrace life more fully, and to share more gently one's own story with others. "Dr. Blosser is reflective, current, aware, and deeply committed to the ancient text with an understanding of the world and church in the twenty-first century. Preaching is not only his gift but also his lifelong vocation. Preaching and teaching have consumed his attention and time for the past decades and this book is a reflection of this gift. To be challenged and encouraged, enlightened and stimulated, spend time reading and thinking with Donald Blosser." --John M. Lederach friend and fellow traveler "Pastor and Professor is an engaging, at times provocative, and always interesting coda to a lifetime spent in Jesus-based pastoral and educational ministry. Don Blosser takes us inside the mind and experiences of a creative practitioner of Bible-centered peace theology. He shows his readers how 'theological progressive' and 'Mennonite' can be complementary perspectives." --Ted Grimsrud Professor of Theology and Peace Studies Eastern Mennonite University Don Blosser (PhD, St. Andrews University, Scotland) is an ordained Mennonite minister who pastored congregations in Freeport, Illinois, and Akron, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Dictionary of the Literature of the Bible (1993), and contributor to Jesus: His Life and Times (1998). He lives in Goshen, Indiana, with his wife, Carolyn.

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Meeting Jesus: Common People. . .Uncommon Stories

Pastor and Professor

Pastor and Professor

Meeting Jesus: Common People. . .Uncommon Stories

The Good News According to Jesus

Pastor and Professor