The God Impulse
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- Category: Authors
- Published: Tuesday, 25 September 2018 06:00
In everything he did, Jesus brought hope and healing through a pattern of love--see, go, do, and endure--that we are called to emulate. Read more for Brock Tozer's non-fiction Wednesday Bookmark interview with author Jack Alexander.
Purchase “The God Impulse: The Power of Mercy in an Unmerciful World" online at booksforchrist.com.
(Originally aired September 26, 2018)
Book Description: For Jesus, truth and mercy went hand in hand. Where he preached he also healed. He didn't outsource one or the other to biblical scholars or nonprofit ministries. He presented the truth of the gospel through his words and his actions, and he did it all in a hands-on, relational way. And the reaction was the same wherever he went--people were amazed.
Today we seem to have lost this powerful pattern of self-giving love, focusing on truth at the expense of mercy or on mercy at the expense of truth, and often failing to build genuine, lasting relationships with the people around us.
In The God Impulse, Jack Alexander helps us recover Jesus's model, showing through biblical and modern real-life stories that God's first impulse toward us is mercy. He then sets forth a pattern for us to follow--to see, go, do, and endure--that not only spreads truth and love to those around us who are suffering but also causes them to gasp in amazement and consider the claims of the gospel for themselves.
About the Author: Jack Alexander is chairman of the Reimagine Group and has rich experience leading a variety of businesses. A previous recipient of an Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year Award, he is a regular speaker, coach, and advisor. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Atlanta. They have three grown sons and five grandchildren.
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