Becoming Love: Avoid Common Forms of Christian Insanity

Is the gospel really good news? From an exacting God petulantly throwing lightning bolts in the name of justice, to the if-it-feels-good-do-it God where anything goes, religion has a way of distorting the good news of Jesus into something very different, incapable of bringing the qualities of abundant life He embodied and came to proclaim.In Becoming Love, Michael Rose leads us to the very foundation of our Christian faith and helps us step off the treadmill of religious obligation, revealing the gospel as you may never have known it: REALLY GOOD NEWS. Challenging and inspiring us towards a deeply personal encounter with the unfailing love of God, it introduces us to a Father who untangles us from the snare of shame and fear-based religion - releasing us into the wide-open fields of grace and freedom, safe in His expansive love.

Author: Michael M. Rose
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 09/27/2012
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781463630188

About the Author
Michael is the principal of IamSignificant.ca - an online resource inspiring and equipping people for a deeper richer life, full of faith and meaningful success in all of life. It also serves as the internet home for his spiritual direction practice. Michael holds a Master's Degree in Ministry (Spiritual Formation) from St. Stephen's University. A pastor with 20 years of ministry experience Michael transitioned his ministry The Rock into a more responsive and community valuing model that encourages deeper relationships with Jesus, family and others through healthy faith in real life. His experience in social service ministry ranges from developing a drop-in centre for youth and adults, working with people with addictions, to outreach activities to the financially challenged, youth at risk and the over-churched (spiritually abused). Michael has extensive experience with small groups of Christians in simple forms of church. Michael possesses a real passion for providing spiritual direction in areas of healing and integration of healthy faith into real life. A dynamic communicator, Michael has spoken at many churches and conferences in Canada and the United States. He is also a consultant, friend and confident to a number of Business and Church / Ministry leaders. Mike has been a guest on Christian Television shows including "100 Huntley Street," "On the Edge with Dale Lang," "Insight" and "Lifeline." Mike is happily married to Andrea for twenty-four years and has three amazing sons (6, 16 and 20). He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Mosaic Network based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is a member of Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association.

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