Bold claims. Answers which many are searching for today.
This is Jesus in his own words, using metaphors and pictures which are concrete, simple and profound.
Meaning: what is the meaning of life? I am the bread of life. Enlightenment: where can I find light? I am the light of the world. Freedom: how can I be truly free? I am the door, Evil: isn't religion evil? I am the good shepherd. Destiny: is this life all there is? I am the resurrection. Reality: what is ultimate reality? I am the way. Value: how can I make my life count? I am the vine. Time: how can we escape being finite? 'I am.'
Bold claims - and they are also true.
The 'I am' sayings of Jesus are highly relevant. Jesus is uniquely qualified to meet our deepest needs and answer our biggest questions. Find out for yourself.
Marcus Nodder is senior pastor of St Peter's Barge - a floating church in London's Canary Wharf. Based on a converted Dutch freight barge moored on West India Quay, the church has two main operations - a Sunday church for those who live in the Docklands area, and a midweek church for those who work in the Canary Wharf offices. He worked briefly in banking before training for Christian ministry at Oak Hill College. He is married to Lina and has four children and a beagle called Sally.
A great read that genuinely offers the answers to life's biggest questions. Not a self-help book or an ego-boosting read, but something with real truth and life on offer.
I appreciated the premise of this evangelistic book, which seeks to connect Jesus' 'I am' statements with broader worldview questions and existential cries. However my sense is that it is pitched a long way 'forward', to non- believers who already are familiar with a lot of the gospel and with Christian terminology. That's not true of many today, including the students I predominately work amongst.
I just... didn't love this one. I struggle at the best of times with devotionals and I had high hopes for this one. It was either too simplistic, or in general I didn't align with his interpretations. And I definitely found it to be condescending at times. It was just ok.