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Untamed: How the Wild Side of Jesus Frees Us to Live and Love with Abandon
Have you met the real Jesus—the One who is wild enough to set you free?
Too many people settle for relating to Jesus merely as a comfortable friend and companion, when what we all need is an untamed Savior, a fearless champion tough enough to conquer our shame and compelling enough for us to follow him without hesitation.
I finally realized my caricature of Jesus wasn’t big enough to calm my anxiety or heal my wounds or defeat the wickedness in our world. Pretending Jesus is less than He is resulted in someone I wasn’t compelled to worship. So I began a journey to discover the whole Jesus—including the seemingly rough and wild parts—revealed in the Bible. And I found Him to be bigger and better than I ever dreamed.
—Lisa Harper
Through a powerful blend of storytelling and biblical insights, Lisa Harper invites you to engage with the Jesus of the gospels, a person so provocative that no one left an encounter with Him unchanged. Pharisees fumed, paralytics turned cartwheels, and pariahs found love and acceptance.
Come meet the Jesus who is both safe and strong—and learn how this radical Redeemer can liberate you to live and love with abandon.
Includes questions for group discussion or personal reflection.
Too many people settle for relating to Jesus merely as a comfortable friend and companion, when what we all need is an untamed Savior, a fearless champion tough enough to conquer our shame and compelling enough for us to follow him without hesitation.
I finally realized my caricature of Jesus wasn’t big enough to calm my anxiety or heal my wounds or defeat the wickedness in our world. Pretending Jesus is less than He is resulted in someone I wasn’t compelled to worship. So I began a journey to discover the whole Jesus—including the seemingly rough and wild parts—revealed in the Bible. And I found Him to be bigger and better than I ever dreamed.
—Lisa Harper
Through a powerful blend of storytelling and biblical insights, Lisa Harper invites you to engage with the Jesus of the gospels, a person so provocative that no one left an encounter with Him unchanged. Pharisees fumed, paralytics turned cartwheels, and pariahs found love and acceptance.
Come meet the Jesus who is both safe and strong—and learn how this radical Redeemer can liberate you to live and love with abandon.
Includes questions for group discussion or personal reflection.
224 pages, Paperback
First published June 9, 2010
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Lisa Harper
105 books333 followersLisa Harper is a hilarious storyteller and theological scholar―a gifted communicator whose writing and speaking overflows with colorful, pop-culture references that connect the dots between the Bible era and modern life. “Her God-given ability to not merely teach the Word but package it in a way that stirs the heart and calls to action is incomparable” says Priscilla Shirer. For six years Lisa served as the director of Focus on the Family's national women's ministry where she created the popular Renewing the Heart conferences. The next six years found her serving on the local level as the women's ministry director at a large church in Nashville. As the author of eleven books, and a Masters of Theological Studies with honors from Covenant Seminary, she is now a sought-after Bible teacher and speaker. Lisa was on the Women of Faith national arena tour and speaks at many other large events as well as at hundreds of churches all over the world. Lisa describes her greatest accomplishment to date as getting to be Missy’s mama.
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June 16, 2011
“My first lesson in my limitations as a female took place at the breakfast table soon after he became my stepfather,” writes Lisa Harper in Untamed. “As I reached for a piece of bacon, he popped my hand with his butter knife, saying, ‘Girls shouldn’t eat bacon, or they’ll get fat.’
“I quickly found out I’d better not ask for second helpings of anything other than salad, much less pilfer from his Oreo stash, because according to [my stepfather], ‘Men aren’t attracted to big women.’ My final exam in gender inequity took place about ten years later when he said he wouldn’t spend a dime on my college tuition because most women who went to college just got married and had babies and never ended up using their degrees anyway . . . I don’t remember making a conscious decision to believe that boys are more valuable than girls, but until a few years ago, that distorted assumption was etched into the deepest grooves of my heart.”
“Given all the ‘boys rule’ messages that have assaulted my heart over the years, it’s been a wonderfully liberating surprise to learn that Jesus is wildly pro-woman.”
Jesus showed His heart for women by adding them to His entourage, and—as Lisa says—providing “an aha moment for an entire culture . . . Men across Israel cocked their heads sideways, thinking, ‘Wow, I didn’t realize my daughter had the potential to travel and study and minister with the Messiah!’ . . . The inclusion of women in Jesus’s inner circle proves He considered women valuable. He treated them as trusted companions and worthy ambassadors of the gospel.”
As the excerpt above shows, author Lisa Harper seeks to dispel common misconceptions about Jesus and reveal our Savior in all His compassion and power in her book Untamed: How the Wild Side of Jesus Frees Us to Live and Love with Abandon. Her story topics range from personal memories to baseball to current events and more. They’re varied enough to impact women of any age and from any walk of life.
The chapter I shared here especially touched my heart because my dad was also a bit old school when it came to girls and college.
During my junior year of high school, he sat me down to impress the realities of life upon me. He told me he didn’t have any money for my college tuition—and he really didn’t. As a man who had never finished high school himself—though he had fought in a war—he advised me to take secretarial courses instead of college prep and be content with a high school diploma. Dad couldn’t see how I’d ever reach my goal of becoming a teacher.
At that time, he had little personal experience with the Savior who eventually led me to college out of state, helped me overcome my incredible homesickness, paid all the bills, and continued to provide for me during every moment of my twenty-five years in Christian ministry. I’ve lived it; I know firsthand how Jesus treasures women. He understands our need for security and yet challenges us to become all He imagined for us.
And I loved this little aside Lisa added about Bible women . . .
“The Bible is filled with awesome examples of our Creator using women to carry out His purposes and even lead His people. One of the best-known cases is that of Deborah, who led the nation of Israel into battle after Barak—Israel’s highest-ranking military officer—balked and said he wasn’t going anywhere unless she went with him. And the most colorful chick has to be Jael, who drove a tent peg through Sisera’s temple (a wicked warrior) while he was taking a nap. Which just goes to show that being handy with a hammer isn’t limited to the males of our species.”
“And our God chose a woman for what could be accurately described as the most important job in history. Mary Magdalene’s slender shoulders are the ones on which the testimony of His risenness rests. Pretty cool, huh?”
“I quickly found out I’d better not ask for second helpings of anything other than salad, much less pilfer from his Oreo stash, because according to [my stepfather], ‘Men aren’t attracted to big women.’ My final exam in gender inequity took place about ten years later when he said he wouldn’t spend a dime on my college tuition because most women who went to college just got married and had babies and never ended up using their degrees anyway . . . I don’t remember making a conscious decision to believe that boys are more valuable than girls, but until a few years ago, that distorted assumption was etched into the deepest grooves of my heart.”
“Given all the ‘boys rule’ messages that have assaulted my heart over the years, it’s been a wonderfully liberating surprise to learn that Jesus is wildly pro-woman.”
Jesus showed His heart for women by adding them to His entourage, and—as Lisa says—providing “an aha moment for an entire culture . . . Men across Israel cocked their heads sideways, thinking, ‘Wow, I didn’t realize my daughter had the potential to travel and study and minister with the Messiah!’ . . . The inclusion of women in Jesus’s inner circle proves He considered women valuable. He treated them as trusted companions and worthy ambassadors of the gospel.”
As the excerpt above shows, author Lisa Harper seeks to dispel common misconceptions about Jesus and reveal our Savior in all His compassion and power in her book Untamed: How the Wild Side of Jesus Frees Us to Live and Love with Abandon. Her story topics range from personal memories to baseball to current events and more. They’re varied enough to impact women of any age and from any walk of life.
The chapter I shared here especially touched my heart because my dad was also a bit old school when it came to girls and college.
During my junior year of high school, he sat me down to impress the realities of life upon me. He told me he didn’t have any money for my college tuition—and he really didn’t. As a man who had never finished high school himself—though he had fought in a war—he advised me to take secretarial courses instead of college prep and be content with a high school diploma. Dad couldn’t see how I’d ever reach my goal of becoming a teacher.
At that time, he had little personal experience with the Savior who eventually led me to college out of state, helped me overcome my incredible homesickness, paid all the bills, and continued to provide for me during every moment of my twenty-five years in Christian ministry. I’ve lived it; I know firsthand how Jesus treasures women. He understands our need for security and yet challenges us to become all He imagined for us.
And I loved this little aside Lisa added about Bible women . . .
“The Bible is filled with awesome examples of our Creator using women to carry out His purposes and even lead His people. One of the best-known cases is that of Deborah, who led the nation of Israel into battle after Barak—Israel’s highest-ranking military officer—balked and said he wasn’t going anywhere unless she went with him. And the most colorful chick has to be Jael, who drove a tent peg through Sisera’s temple (a wicked warrior) while he was taking a nap. Which just goes to show that being handy with a hammer isn’t limited to the males of our species.”
“And our God chose a woman for what could be accurately described as the most important job in history. Mary Magdalene’s slender shoulders are the ones on which the testimony of His risenness rests. Pretty cool, huh?”
June 18, 2011
The title of this book caught my eye. Untamed, how the wild side of Jesus frees us to live and love with abandon. I have been a Christian for a very long time, and it is hard sometimes to look at the stories you have heard repeatedly with a fresh set of eyes. This book definitely helped me do that. Lisa Harper is a great storyteller, and I think I would love to sit down and talk with her over coffee. I will admit, I was a little put-off, or taken back by how casually she speaks of the Biblical characters calling John the Baptist “Johnny B” and how she likes to modernize hypothetical situations like in her description of Jesus calling the 12 disciples “Jesus wasn’t a twenty-something hawking faulty religion or some smarmy guy in a cheap suit peddling encyclopedias. We was the lion of Judah” (p 82) But I decided that the problem was only me being a snob, and a fresh take on old passages was okay.
This book would be a great read for a high school student, and it is most definitely geared towards women. Each chapter has a summary key point, as well as questions for group discussion, so it would be a good book to do in a group setting. Lisa’s points are Biblically based with many scripture quotations, other commentaries, and then real-life stories to round them out. The book was an easy read and I did enjoy it. She wrote this next passage, and I found it to be true as I read through this book. “… [G]azing at His unfathomable majesty recalibrates our hearts to their original, proper settings. The lever set on ‘drudgery’ moves to ‘joy,’ the knob set for ‘depression’ clicks toward “hope,” the switch set on “unworthy” flips to “adored,” and the dial set on ‘bondage’ spins toward ‘freedom’!” (P. 38) This is a great read which aims to if not balance, then at least recognize and try to appreciate that the same Jesus who is love and acceptance is also Holy and God. She does a great job highlighting this with the example of John, the disciple whom Jesus loved… describing him reclining on Jesus at the last supper, and then later falling at his feet as though dead in Revelation when Jesus is in his full glory. Even though I have been exposed to most of the stories covered in this book for quite some time, and tend to like more serious studies, I did walk away with a fresh take on some things and am better off for reading it.
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/bloggi... received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. The opinions are all mine.
This book would be a great read for a high school student, and it is most definitely geared towards women. Each chapter has a summary key point, as well as questions for group discussion, so it would be a good book to do in a group setting. Lisa’s points are Biblically based with many scripture quotations, other commentaries, and then real-life stories to round them out. The book was an easy read and I did enjoy it. She wrote this next passage, and I found it to be true as I read through this book. “… [G]azing at His unfathomable majesty recalibrates our hearts to their original, proper settings. The lever set on ‘drudgery’ moves to ‘joy,’ the knob set for ‘depression’ clicks toward “hope,” the switch set on “unworthy” flips to “adored,” and the dial set on ‘bondage’ spins toward ‘freedom’!” (P. 38) This is a great read which aims to if not balance, then at least recognize and try to appreciate that the same Jesus who is love and acceptance is also Holy and God. She does a great job highlighting this with the example of John, the disciple whom Jesus loved… describing him reclining on Jesus at the last supper, and then later falling at his feet as though dead in Revelation when Jesus is in his full glory. Even though I have been exposed to most of the stories covered in this book for quite some time, and tend to like more serious studies, I did walk away with a fresh take on some things and am better off for reading it.
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/bloggi... received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. The opinions are all mine.
September 12, 2017
Good read! I didn't necessarily like everything about it, but Untamed by Lisa Harper had some really good points.
Quotes from the Book
Pretending Jesus was less than He actually is resulted in someone I wasn't compelled to worship.
He is our radically compassionate Savior who risked everything to restore mistake-prone people.
Staring at the stars- more importantly, meditating on the One who named each fiery orb and hung it in the sky - is a great reminder that God is grander than we can logically comprehend.
He was promising liberty to everyone who believes in Him. Which means we can take a permanent vacation from trying to live up to other people's expectations, and we can rest assured that the debt of every single mistake we've made - or will make in the future - has been forgiven. We are therefore released to live and work and play as the redeemed and adored children of God!
I was overwhelmed by the sweetness of our Redeemer's wildly liberating grace!
Or when John yelled happily it was Jesus on the shore, Peter could've turned the boat in the opposite direction and sailed toward a distant shore in disgrace. Instead, this dear yet fantastically flawed man leaped into the lake and began a freestyle sprint toward his Redeemer.
Mind you, we won't be fixed - that's not going to happen until God calls us home - but, hallelujah, we can be set free!
Quotes from the Book
Pretending Jesus was less than He actually is resulted in someone I wasn't compelled to worship.
He is our radically compassionate Savior who risked everything to restore mistake-prone people.
Staring at the stars- more importantly, meditating on the One who named each fiery orb and hung it in the sky - is a great reminder that God is grander than we can logically comprehend.
He was promising liberty to everyone who believes in Him. Which means we can take a permanent vacation from trying to live up to other people's expectations, and we can rest assured that the debt of every single mistake we've made - or will make in the future - has been forgiven. We are therefore released to live and work and play as the redeemed and adored children of God!
I was overwhelmed by the sweetness of our Redeemer's wildly liberating grace!
Or when John yelled happily it was Jesus on the shore, Peter could've turned the boat in the opposite direction and sailed toward a distant shore in disgrace. Instead, this dear yet fantastically flawed man leaped into the lake and began a freestyle sprint toward his Redeemer.
Mind you, we won't be fixed - that's not going to happen until God calls us home - but, hallelujah, we can be set free!
August 31, 2022
In Lisa Harper's unique manner of connecting with her reader and listener, she wraps us in the Arms of our Savior and declares that He is for us.
Always an avid reader and listener of Lisa's eloquent way of conveying the immense love of God, I seem to walk away with a refreshed spirit and a strong desire to live out what I have just learned between the pages of her book.
I realize this book was published several years ago, however, the content remains timeless -- just like Jesus.
A definite must read and a read worth revisiting when needing to remind yourself that there is no match for the strength of God against the challenges of life.
Always an avid reader and listener of Lisa's eloquent way of conveying the immense love of God, I seem to walk away with a refreshed spirit and a strong desire to live out what I have just learned between the pages of her book.
I realize this book was published several years ago, however, the content remains timeless -- just like Jesus.
A definite must read and a read worth revisiting when needing to remind yourself that there is no match for the strength of God against the challenges of life.
September 3, 2021
Hard read
It was hard for me to follow and understand her humor storytelling. I did enjoy parts of the book and finished it all.
It was hard for me to follow and understand her humor storytelling. I did enjoy parts of the book and finished it all.
March 28, 2022
Great book! I highly recommend anything from Lisa Harper. This is 3rd book I've read. Currently working on book #4.
August 8, 2025
Hilarious and truthful
Lisa Harper brings the gouging honesty to the table . Makes you look yourself and pull out the planks and then laugh really hard and love Jesus deeper
Lisa Harper brings the gouging honesty to the table . Makes you look yourself and pull out the planks and then laugh really hard and love Jesus deeper
February 28, 2016
Through reading the book Untamed, I have become a fan of the author, Lisa Harper. Her humor is very refreshing and makes such an enjoyable read! I found myself relating to her in so many ways as my relationship with Jesus grew stronger.
In the first two pages of the book, Harper writes, "Choosing the safe but boring path is an apt metaphor for the years I spent rather numbly and halfheartedly pursuing God." This is definitely how I've become over the years (safe and boring) as I've tried to prevent chaos and pain from entering into my life. However, chaos and pain have still managed to wiggle their way into my life and my relationship with Jesus has been lukewarm. Harper invites you to "reawaken the sense of adventure God hard-wired into your soul" and *Untamed* surely does that!
Now, Harper has a very sharp sense of humor that some might find offensive or sacrilegious. She talks about paralytics who turn cartwheels, how Tamar's first husband and Onan were stinkers so God killed them, and she calls John the Baptist "Johnny B." I had reached a point that I thought, okay, this might be too much, but then changed my mind when two pages later I was laughing out loud at the vision of John the Baptist "with locust legs stuck between his teeth." Harper was talking about the type of people Jesus hung out with, and right after the locust legs comment, she writes a profound piece that makes your heart swell over the Jesus who loves us:
"But Jesus is the friend who lovingly sticks by every repentant sinner's side through thick and thin. Even when we blow it or get distracted by other interests, He doesn's stop loving us. In fact, Jesus' unwavering commitment to us is what ultimately compelled Him to lay down His life in exchange for ours. His devotion to broken people like us is remarkable."
Throughout the book, Harper shares her personal experiences (that I'm sure many of us can relate to) and connects them to biblical stories, illuminating the true Jesus that loves and accepts us all. The end of each chapter also has questions to help the reader dig deeper, not just within themselves but through God's Word.
I highly recommend this book and am grateful to have received it free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers in exchange for my review.
In the first two pages of the book, Harper writes, "Choosing the safe but boring path is an apt metaphor for the years I spent rather numbly and halfheartedly pursuing God." This is definitely how I've become over the years (safe and boring) as I've tried to prevent chaos and pain from entering into my life. However, chaos and pain have still managed to wiggle their way into my life and my relationship with Jesus has been lukewarm. Harper invites you to "reawaken the sense of adventure God hard-wired into your soul" and *Untamed* surely does that!
Now, Harper has a very sharp sense of humor that some might find offensive or sacrilegious. She talks about paralytics who turn cartwheels, how Tamar's first husband and Onan were stinkers so God killed them, and she calls John the Baptist "Johnny B." I had reached a point that I thought, okay, this might be too much, but then changed my mind when two pages later I was laughing out loud at the vision of John the Baptist "with locust legs stuck between his teeth." Harper was talking about the type of people Jesus hung out with, and right after the locust legs comment, she writes a profound piece that makes your heart swell over the Jesus who loves us:
"But Jesus is the friend who lovingly sticks by every repentant sinner's side through thick and thin. Even when we blow it or get distracted by other interests, He doesn's stop loving us. In fact, Jesus' unwavering commitment to us is what ultimately compelled Him to lay down His life in exchange for ours. His devotion to broken people like us is remarkable."
Throughout the book, Harper shares her personal experiences (that I'm sure many of us can relate to) and connects them to biblical stories, illuminating the true Jesus that loves and accepts us all. The end of each chapter also has questions to help the reader dig deeper, not just within themselves but through God's Word.
I highly recommend this book and am grateful to have received it free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers in exchange for my review.
May 28, 2011
She has the right to use her master of theological studies degree as a pedestal from which to speak with an I-know-more-than-you-do attitude, but instead of doing that, Lisa Harper uses her breadth of knowledge to lead readers into a deeper understanding of who Jesus is through clear speech, with her life experiences and personality shining through, comprehensively beautiful.
Because of her personal journey to know her Savior for who He really is, which is quite different, she discovers, from the "Milquetoast" image that He has been portrayed as by the church at large, Lisa Harper opens the minds of readers by going through Scriptures that illuminate the true aspects of Jesus' personality as He walked on earth. He is, as she describes Him, "WILD"... in so many ways!
Her ability to understand the complex aspects of time period, ancient language, connected Bible verses, and to put herself in the shoes of the characters, make this book extremely readable, and a resource that contains much biblical insight. Infusion of her fun, bubbly, down-to-earth personality, and the heart-to-heart honesty of her stories and experiences, makes you feel like you are just sitting down having a conversation with a girlfriend who wants to tell it like it is, share her heart, and grow with you while discovering truth... which is exactly what I want to do.
Untamed inspires me to get to know Jesus more. The book and its questions ignite the desire within me to study verses and make them mine, in the way Lisa Harper does as she writes this book. I want to understand my Savior, God's Word, and the world of my Bible, as deeply as she does. The questions provided at the end of chapters offer much room for discussion or writing exercises, and this is a book that, even without finding others to study with, I will go back through and glean from. It is a definite keeper in my bookshelf, and I would like to read more from Lisa Harper now that I have read this.
Because of her personal journey to know her Savior for who He really is, which is quite different, she discovers, from the "Milquetoast" image that He has been portrayed as by the church at large, Lisa Harper opens the minds of readers by going through Scriptures that illuminate the true aspects of Jesus' personality as He walked on earth. He is, as she describes Him, "WILD"... in so many ways!
Her ability to understand the complex aspects of time period, ancient language, connected Bible verses, and to put herself in the shoes of the characters, make this book extremely readable, and a resource that contains much biblical insight. Infusion of her fun, bubbly, down-to-earth personality, and the heart-to-heart honesty of her stories and experiences, makes you feel like you are just sitting down having a conversation with a girlfriend who wants to tell it like it is, share her heart, and grow with you while discovering truth... which is exactly what I want to do.
Untamed inspires me to get to know Jesus more. The book and its questions ignite the desire within me to study verses and make them mine, in the way Lisa Harper does as she writes this book. I want to understand my Savior, God's Word, and the world of my Bible, as deeply as she does. The questions provided at the end of chapters offer much room for discussion or writing exercises, and this is a book that, even without finding others to study with, I will go back through and glean from. It is a definite keeper in my bookshelf, and I would like to read more from Lisa Harper now that I have read this.
October 8, 2010
Sometimes Jesus Christ might seem weak and boring. Lisa Harper sees Him as wild and unconventional. Using personal stories and modern retellings of Gospel events, the author touches on twelve areas where our Lord deviated from the norm, including the way He treated women and how He challenged His enemies. This book is set up for self or group study, with discussion topics and questions for every chapter. New Christians or readers looking for light material might enjoy it, but it's not something that would appeal to those looking for deep theological discussion. The only disappointment worth mentioning here was that the Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition) wasn't mentioned at all. I know that for me and many others, both Christians and non-Christians, that movie illustrated best the sort of untamed wild side that Harper tries to uncover. Jesus Christ is the epitome masculinity, proven through His brutal death and glorious resurrection. Harper's treatment of those topics just doesn't do Him justice.
This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
May 21, 2012
This book points to Jesus, and holds truth for the seeker, so I can't really speak against it. But it wasn't completely my cup of tea. I'm not a fan of her style, and it wasn't as deep theologically as I'd prefer.
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September 13, 2010
My view of Christ cannot be of a wimpy man, because the picture of Him we see in the bible is far more confrontational and powerful and amazing...
October 28, 2010
Any woman can relate to Lisa Harper! This will make a great Bible Study!
December 14, 2010
THis book was really good. It gave me insight into Jesus' personality. It helped show how much value Jesus puts in women and new insight into some of the stories of the bible.
January 26, 2011
Read first, now teaching as a Bible study. Will transform your ideas about Jesus and his relationship with women.
November 6, 2012
Well written. Basic Bible study on Jesus, but still an entertaining and valuable read.
May 9, 2013
This definitely one of the deeper and enjoyable bible studies I have done. I have forgiven myself and others for things I didn't think I could!
June 24, 2013
I absolutely loved this book! I read it while down in Mexico on Vacation! I left it there in case I'd want to revisit it. 1st time reading Lisa Harper after seeing her Speak at Women of Faith!
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September 4, 2013Love! Love! Love! how this women writes. Her stories bring the bible so close to home.
September 11, 2016
Powerful. Moving. Helped me understand where I am with God. It also helped me to understand when I want to be and need to be to have a fulfilling spiritual life. Lisa is a great storyteller.
July 10, 2017
You know when you read the *right* book at the *right* time? Well, this is one of them. The *right* time for me is coming smack dab in the middle of an honest look at the future with a gratitude for the past. This book served as a reminder of how good (for lack of a better word) our God is. Each of the main subpoints about who our savior is (marked by the phrase "Our Savior is Wildly ______" ) pieces together a more complete, more approachable, more intimate Jesus, and Lisa Harper does so with a refreshing honesty.
That intimacy from Lisa about who Jesus is (and subsequently isn't) flows into the sharing of her own story. Her oppenness about molestation suffered at a young age perfectly parallels what she writes. To quote her "It may take a while to loosen up, but when sinners like us engage with the fullness of Christ--with His wildly redemptive, unsettling, tough, devoted compelling, pro-women, confident, confrontational, unconventional, faithful, fearsome, and attentive nature--we become spiritually and emotionally emancipated!" In essence, the freedom she has in Christ allows her to be free from the chains of sexual abuse, and free from the shame that comes with sharing.
I have incredible respect for those willing to be so open, and her honesty led me to even more greatly believe in the authenticity of Jesus.
That intimacy from Lisa about who Jesus is (and subsequently isn't) flows into the sharing of her own story. Her oppenness about molestation suffered at a young age perfectly parallels what she writes. To quote her "It may take a while to loosen up, but when sinners like us engage with the fullness of Christ--with His wildly redemptive, unsettling, tough, devoted compelling, pro-women, confident, confrontational, unconventional, faithful, fearsome, and attentive nature--we become spiritually and emotionally emancipated!" In essence, the freedom she has in Christ allows her to be free from the chains of sexual abuse, and free from the shame that comes with sharing.
I have incredible respect for those willing to be so open, and her honesty led me to even more greatly believe in the authenticity of Jesus.
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