![]() ![]() ![]() He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them but they were kept from recognizing him. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. ![]() In one example, Eldredge uses the story of Christ meeting his disciples on the Emmaus Road after his resurrection: ![]() Through his extravagant creation, God shows us that he’s not all business. Or maybe we see God’s playful heart in the personalities of our pets, or watching two chipmunks chasing each other around the park. Seriously?!? What exactly is the purpose of this animal, unless it’s God, just messin’ with us. We only have to look at nature for proof of this: One word: Platypus. The book does a great job of using the scriptures within context to show us what Christ was like. But with Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge has done just that: brought us closer to Jesus the man, to the dangerous personality of the savior of the universe. These are bold words to put on the first page of a book’s Introduction. More words about Jesus are helpful only if they bring us to an experience of him. His book reveals the personality and nature of Jesus… at once “playful, disruptive, and extravagant.” Wild At Heart spoke to me as a man … The Way of the Wild Heart spoke to me as a father, and now Beautiful Outlaw speaks to me as a follower of this man called Jesus Christ. ![]()
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