{"product_id":"this-beautiful-mess-paperback-by-rick-mckinley","title":"This Beautiful Mess Paperback by Rick McKinley","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eMultnomah\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-07-16)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e208\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781601425690\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e175.77\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.22 x 13.08 x 1.3\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e“As I read this book, I find great hope in the presence of the kingdom of God and a deeper desire to participate in it.”\u003cbr\u003e —from the foreword by Donald Miller, author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Like Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When Jesus was on earth, He painted a radical vision for His followers of an unseen reality. He called it “the kingdom of God.” Even here, Jesus said—in the harshness and mess of earth—His kingdom \u003ci\u003eis the way things really are\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His announcement was nothing less than revolutionary, yet His followers were not quick to pick up on it. They longed for another world—a world without injustice or oppression or poverty. But Jesus said that His kingdom was already happening all around them, through them, and in them. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis Beautiful Mess \u003c\/i\u003eexplores what happens when we view our lives through the lens of God’s kingdom. We see the beauty of Jesus’ reign breaking into the mess of our broken world. We see treasure hidden all around us. We begin to grasp our exciting part in bringing about personal and social transformation for His glory.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew for this edition: an updated preface, three bonus chapters, and a small group conversation guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Come experience a paradigm-shifting journey into the beauty of our King, and the beautiful mess that is His kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick McKinley\u003c\/b\u003e is founding pastor of Imago Dei Community, an innovative, socially engaged church in the heart of Portland, Oregon. He speaks widely at conferences and also represents Advent Conspiracy, an international movement to replace consumption with compassion at Christmas. Rick was educated at Multnomah University, where he currently is on faculty, and earned his doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJesus in the Margins \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Kingdom Called Desire.\u003c\/i\u003e He and his wife, Jeanne, have four children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556013133985,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781601425690","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781601425690.jpg?v=1781803453","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/this-beautiful-mess-paperback-by-rick-mckinley","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}