The Jesus I Never Knew

I've recently finished a great book by Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew. In it Yancy tells of his re-discovery of the man Jesus. He reveals how his early conceptions of the religious figure have been redefined to a more down-to-earth version of the divine incarnate he grew up believing in.

Jesus was a human in the best sense of the word. And because of that, he was an example to us not just in a divine way but also in a uniquely human way. In other words, he shows us how to live as members of the human race. Jesus purposefully spent his life doing un-recommended things with people who were not recommended. And in the process, the deeds as well as the people changed the world. What a concept!

If nothing else, this tent-life has taught me that God is very different from what I believed he was before. I thirst for continued knowledge of this God.