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| Dirty Word: The Vulgar, Offensive Languages of the Kingdom of God | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Walker
Publisher: Discipleship Resources
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 36256
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0881775398
Dewey Decimal Number: 277.3083
EAN: 9780881775396
ASIN: 0881775398
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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Product Description
Jesus said he came to heal the sick, not the well. Even so, some churches have a feeling about them that is vaguely antiseptic, where there seems to be an unspoken pressure to censor any unpleasantness. Jim Walker wanted to build a church that was honest and that lived out its mission down in the muck of life where Jesus calls us to get our hands dirty. In the rough and often unpleasant neighborhoods of the South Side of Pittsburgh, Jim began finding people who wanted to live in a new way - passionate, committed, and totally devoted to God. Be forewarned: Some of the stories and descriptions in DIRTY WORD might offend you, or run afoul of your expectations of the clergy. But if you are equally offended by watered-down theology and pallid discipleship, DIRTY WORD offers a bracing challenge and a fresh evocation of hope. DIRTY WORD is a raw, uncensored look at an unapologetic way of being the church.
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 Lovers of church as it is, beware! September 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jim Walker shows that he has a lot of insight into the Kingdom of God. The first chapter was a real eye opener for me and showed me how much of church as we know it really stinks. Jesus didn't hang out with the "religious" people, he hung out with the one's who needed Him -- the hurt and afflicted. I got a little bored with the redundancy of the term koinonia, but the book is excellent and gave me much food for thought.
A deeply offensive blessing August 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book contains concepts that I didn't want to hear, but needed to hear, and ultimately had always longed to hear. My boxed-in ideas about how heaven, hell, salvation, and relationships with God and with others -- ideas that I thought I had so cleverly packed up into my own nice little comfort zone -- were flipped over and turned sideways to be seen in an entirely new light. It's not often I find a book that makes me laugh out loud, cry tears of both joyful and painful self-reflection, and stare at the pages with my eyes widely bugging out of my head in ground-breaking understanding. Once I picked it up I could not put it down until I was finished, and it is sure to be read many times over in my life. I expect that many more to come upon this book will be just as deeply offended and inspired by Jim's life-giving description of God's kingdom.
Not Christianity as Usual July 29, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is not a view of the church from the air conditioned, theatrically-lit, four-hundred dollar ministry conference mountain top. No, this is the church in the trenches. This is the church caring and loving and pleading one soul at a time in the alleyways, bars, and tattoo shops of the city. You remember the city? That place where the church used to thrive before she high-tailed it to the cul-de-sacs, Hummers, and drive-thru Starbucks of the suburbs because that's where the money is. Was that harsh? I just appreciate a book that uses real stories and experiences to remind us that, ultimately, the kingdom of God is not about strategic plans, million-dollar auditoriums, or "church growth," and that holiness is not about clean living and keeping yourself pristine and pure. It's about being Jesus...dying to yourself (even if it means you get a little dirty) to love that one person God puts in front of you--especially if they are lost, forgotten, and unloveable. This is a book every ministry leader should read.
Beware, addiction to be had. July 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is what I call "bathroom reading," but not in the way that you might think. You see, I never spend more than three minutes on the porcelain thrown, but I couldn't pull myself away for the three minutes, and thus had to bring it in with me. Do not pick up this book without setting aside the day to read. I started the book and planned on reading for an hour, but then spent the next ten glued to each page, laughing, thinking, and then laughing again. I spent the day reading: I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep - the concepts consumed my entire being. It is no wonder that the book is labeled with warnings. Brace yourself for this addictive book.
awesome-awesome-awesome! July 17, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
i love how the book is this awesome representation of the kingdom of God - people who are broken, dirty, messy, smelly, and "uncool" are valued. people who have maybe never even read a book are written about as important, valuable and beautiful people. the book itself practices what it preaches.
i like the mix of personal-story/testimony and really thought-provoking commentary on the church and culture today. These personal stories, thoughts and ideas are consistently held up against the Word of God to show their value, merit, worth and truth.
everyone should read this book. the way that the spirit has moved through this community is an awesome testimony to God's power and also can be an awesome challenge to the church today.
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