Last night I discussed on Extension 720 Mark Galli\u2019s bood, Jesus Mean and Wild<\/em>. I\u2019m not sure about the word \u201cmean,\u201d for what Galli means is not really a dictionary definition \u2014 he\u2019s speaking of the stern Jesus, of the holiness emphasis of Jesus, etc. But, he\u2019s using hyperbolically and it works for what he\u2019s doing. But, here\u2019s my favorite set of lines in the whole book: Last night I discussed on Extension 720 Mark Galli\u2019s bood, Jesus Mean and Wild. I\u2019m not sure about the word \u201cmean,\u201d for what Galli means is not really a dictionary definition \u2014 he\u2019s speaking of the stern Jesus, of the holiness emphasis of Jesus, etc. But, he\u2019s using hyperbolically and it works for what he\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[476],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cThose accustomed to Jesus meek and mild will be frightened by Jesus mean and wild. And perhaps they have already quit reading long ago. But what I\u2019ve discovered time and again is that the \u2018mean\u2019 Jesus is more merciful than the mild one, and the wild Jesus is more fascinating than the mild one\u201d (178).
\nAs I mentioned one other time, here\u2019s another good line: \u201cGod loves you and has a difficult plan for your life.\u201d Most veterans know the truth of that.
\nAnything you\u2019d like to discuss from that show? (If you listened in.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"