God's Word
The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor
Authors: Scott Bessenecker
ISBN: 0830836012
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Number of pages: 199
Type of cover: Soft Cover

Summary:

Across the ages God has consistently attracted a few in every crowd who would make and keep vows, and called them to stick out, act out and speak out.

In The New Friars Scott Bessenecker profiles young Christians who have voluntarily removed themselves from the status quo in order to seek justice and mercy with the poorest of the world's poor. These new friars are carrying on the work of the monastic tradition, the spirit of Francis and Clare of Assisi, St. Patrick and St. Brigid, the Jesuits and Nestorians and Moravians.

The New Friars will show you that with God all things--even uncommon acts of courageous faith--are possible.

Listen to Scott Bessenecker reading the first chapter:


 
 

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and truth."

John 4:23,24 (NIV)

 
 

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