04864cam a2200337 4500 595030460 TxAuBib 20220529120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781646982134 1646982134 B08YJ6BTSZ Amazon 6d7cb474-61ab-458a-87c8-01fd5d2f791d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6111209 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Pavlovitz, John. If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk [Libby eBook] : Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans. Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 7285kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><strong>Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible.</strong></p> <p>Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience actually aspired to this mantra.</p> <p>What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived?</p> <p>What if we invited one another to share in wide-open, fearless, spiritual communities truly marked by compassion and interdependence?</p> <p>What if we daily challenged ourselves to live a faith that simply made us better humans?</p> <p>John Pavlovitz explores how we can embody this kinder kind of spirituality where we humbly examine our belief system to understand how it might compel us to act in less-than-loving ways toward others.</p> <p>This simple phrase, "Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible," could help us practice what we preach by creating a world where:</p> <li>spiritual community provides a sense of belonging where all people are received as we are;</li> <li>the most important question we ask of a religious belief is not Is it true? but rather, is it helpful?</li> <li>it is morally impossible to pledge complete allegiance to both Jesus and America simultaneously;</li> <li>the way we treat others is the most tangible and meaningful expression of our belief system.</li> <p>In If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk, John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans—and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word.</p>| <p><strong>Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible.</strong></p> <p>Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience actually aspired to this mantra.</p> <p>What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived?</p> <p>What if we invited one another to share in wide-open, fearless, spiritual communities truly marked by compassion and interdependence?</p> <p>What if we daily challenged ourselves to live a faith that simply made us better humans?</p> <p>John Pavlovitz explores how we can embody this kinder kind of spirituality where we humbly examine our belief system to understand how it might compel us to act in less-than-loving ways toward others.</p> <p>This simple phrase, "Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible," could help us practice what we preach by creating a world where:</p> <li>spiritual community provides a sense of belonging where all people are received as we are;</li> <li>the most important question we ask of a religious belief is not Is it true? but rather, is it helpful?</li> <li>it is morally impossible to pledge complete allegiance to both Jesus and America simultaneously;</li> <li>the way we treat others is the most tangible and meaningful expression of our belief system.</li> <p>In If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk, John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans—and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word.</p>. Religion & Spirituality. Christian Nonfiction. Nonfiction. Sociology. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-28 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6d7cb474-61ab-458a-87c8-01fd5d2f791d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6d7cb474-61ab-458a-87c8-01fd5d2f791d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6d7cb474-61ab-458a-87c8-01fd5d2f791d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)