The Hard Words of Christ

by Jonathan Brooks

Genres: Christian

100 pages, Paperback

Published June 5, 2024

About the author

Jonathan Brooks ("Pastah J") is senior pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. A sought after speaker, writer, and artist, he has contributed to two books: Banned Questions for Christians by Christian Piatt and Making Neighborhoods Whole by John Perkins and Wayne Gordon.

Jonathan has a master's of divinity in Christian community development from Northern Seminary, and taught elementary education and arts in inner city Chicago for over a decade. A firm believer in investing in the community you grew up in, he has a deep desire to impress this virtue on the students and young people in his congregation, classroom, and community. His projects include the Canaan Community Redevelopment Corporation (CCRC), a not-for-profit community development company that provides youth development, holistic health options, college scholarships, music lessons, and continual support to the incarcerated and their families. He is also a recording artist with the hip-hop group Out-World and has been featured on numerous albums with artists such as Lecrae, Tedashii, Shai Linne, and Sho Baraka.

Jonathan lives in West Englewood with his wife and two daughters.

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Reviews

[Zachary Davin · Rating 4 out of 5]

If only there was an author-narrated audiobook version😉

[sarah kate “sk” jentsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pastor Jonathan knows what's up. Such a great book examining the hard passages in scriptures that most of the time people overlook or misinterpret. Will be keeping this on my bookshelf forever.