Jesus freak by sara miles

Jesus freak by sara miles im not sure what to make of sara miles. I recommend this book and her other book, take this bread, which i also enjoyed immensely for people like me, who love jesus but who struggle with the idea of being a jesus freak. What living life as jesus instructed his followers actually to do it feeding the poor and healing the sick. The food pantrys sara miles on serving the citys hungry. Jesus freak by sara miles overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jesus freak is a follow up to her previous book take this bread which is a series of reflections of her adult conversion to christianity and starting a soup kitchen at st. For everyone afraid to feed hungry strangers, love the unlovable, or go to dark places to bless and heal, she offers hope. I came late to christianity, writes sara miles, knocked upside down by a midlife conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread.

Former hardcore foreign correspondent sara miles, a selfdescribed jesus freak, also counts lesbian, activist leftist, author, and former atheist among her handles. Annie lamott says sara miles is amazing, a wild, unique, funny christian. Selfdescribed jesus freak sara miles, who runs the food pantry at st. Oct 21, 20 this is the final of five reflections on sara miles book jesus freak. Sara miles, a passionate, funny, undomesticated christian, tells what happened when she decided to follow jesus into the messy diversity of human life and do exactly what he asked. She is one of those authors who cuts right to the chase, telling the truth and not caring what you think about it. James alison, catholic theologian, author of faith beyond resentment when jesus calls, sara miles follows him into the beautiful and messy diversity of human life, where people long to be fed, healed, and forgiven, and discovers the vibrancy of christian faith that often eludes the institutional church. If jesus is about anything, its the inconvenient truth that a spiritual life is a physical life. Feeding healing raising the dead if jesus is about anything, its the inconvenient truth that a spiritual life is a physical life. Gregorys episcopal church in san francisco, talks about her new book, jesus freak, that tells the gritty, sometimes funny, always moving. City of god is a beautifully written personal narrative, rich in complex. A former war correspondent who was raised as an atheist and is married to another woman, miles underwent an inexplicable conversion from nonbeliever to selfproclaimed jesus freak.

Sara miles is an author whose books include take this bread. Feeding healing raising the dead he describes sara as one of those rare. Jesus freak book tulsa citycounty library bibliocommons. Sara miles is thirsting for more of god, and that thirst has changed her life. Please note this book contains some strong language. A former reporter, she is the author of take this bread. In the exploration of what it means to be a jesus freak, sara miles has to talk about healing, right. She herself seems to have grown in her own christian life less selfrighteous and. Feb 24, 2009 music video by dc talk performing jesus freak. In this new book, sara miles tells what happened when she decided to follow the flesh and blood jesus by doing i came late to christianity, writes sara miles, knocked upside down by a midlife conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread. In her previous book take this bread 2007, sara miles described herself as a bluestate, secular intellectual, a lesbian, and a leftwing journalist who had developed habits of deep skepticism from covering revolutionary movements in central america. Sara miles sara miles is the founder and director of the food pantry, and serves as director of ministry at st. If this is what it means to be a jesus freak, sign me up. She connects each one to a command of jesus feeding, healing, raising the dead, etc.

From the author of the acclaimed take this bread, a new account of faith that publishers weekly calls moving, compelling, provocative. Intrigued by his assessment, i decided to shoot sara a few questions by email. Sara miles is the founder and director of the food pantry, and serves as director of ministry at st. The work of the people sara miles the work of the people. The people sara miles encounters in these stories are jesus body. Gregory of nyssa episcopal church in san francisco, and the founder of the food pantry. The collected poems of june jordan with jan heller levi. Feb 02, 2010 sara miles is thirsting for more of god, and that thirst has changed her life. A conversation with sara miles newbigin house of studies.

Jul 22, 2010 one early, cloudy morning when i was fortysix, sara miles writes in take this bread, i walked into a church, ate a piece of bread, took a sip of wine. Jesus tells his followers to feed the hungry, heal the sick, raise the dead, but often weve tamed this calling. She is the author of native dancer poems and a book of political reporting, how to hack a party line. Her work has appeared in the new york times magazine, the new yorker, salon, and npr. Feb 09, 2010 sara miles speaks about her new book jesus freak, as part of the conversation series at grace cathedral in san francisco. Jesus freak feeding, healing, raising the dead book. Feeding healing raising the dead he describes sara as one of those rare people who would make conservatives nervous because of. Gregory of nyssa episcopal church in san francisco for ten years, and is the founder and director of the food pantry. Feeding healing raising the dead sara miles, author. Sara miles is amazing, a wild, unique, funny christian who puts her lackofmoney where her mouth is, which is in loving jesus and taking care of gods children. The food pantrys sara miles on serving the citys hungry kqed. Jesus freak by sara miles paperback softback canterbury press.

As the hours of one ash wednesday unfold, sara miles explores faith in the streets of san franciscos mission district, where she has lived for twenty years. As tom wolfe illustrates in the electric koolaid acid test, the term freak with a preceding qualifier was a strictly neutral term and described any counterculture member with a specific interest in a given subject. Previous posts are come and see, feeding, healing, and forgiving weve come to the end of sara miles jesus freak, and it was an interesting, thoughtprovoking read. Wileyi came late to christianity, writes sara miles, knocked upside down by a midlife conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread. She herself seems to have grown in her own christian life less selfrighteous and judgemental. I hadnt, isbn 9780470481660 buy the jesus freak ebook. When jesus calls, sara miles follows him into the beautiful and messy diversity of human life, where people long to be fed, healed, and forgiven, and discovers. Jesus freak by sarah miles 9781848251236 get textbooks. Miles testifies as a gay christian claimed by jesus as an integral part of his body and a jesus freak among. In a literary landscape littered with memoirsmostly overwritten, selfserving examples of why most memoirs should be approached with great caution, if approached at allit is really fun to come across one that is wellwritten, and written about something worth reading.

Feeding healing raising the dead is her inspiring book for undomesticated christians who still believe, as she writes, that jesus has given us the power to be jesus. You can find the intro to miles and my first reflections here. The democrats and silicon valley, as well as two books on faith. Jesus freak isbn 9780470481660 pdf epub sara miles ebook. For sara miles, one of the most significant themes of her story and her life is feeding the hungry. I hadnt decided to profess an article of doctrine, but discovered a force blowing uncontrollably through the world. And i knew that to the extent new life was real in any of us, it had sprung, just as jesus promised, from actual feeding, healing, forgiving. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Feeding healing raising the dead by sara miles isbn. In much of our church life weve tamed this extreme calling, but sara miles, a passionate, funny, undomesticated christian, tells what happened. Imean, other than dying on a cross, healing is probably what jesus was most known for. Jesus freak is a term arising from the late 1960s and early 1970s counterculture and is frequently used as a pejorative for those involved in the jesus movement. I came late to christianity, writes sara miles, knocked upside down. Jesus freak is about miles evolution in her practice of radical christianity i.

In the last chapter of jesus freak, miles describes the point i used to reach with my secular friends and family, who were fine, intellectually, with the. Feeding healing raising the dead and take this bread. Jesus freak 9781848251236 by miles, sarah and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Journalist and chef sarah miles walked into st gregorys church at age 46 and was converted by the sacrament of communion that she received on that day.

Oct 04, 20 this is the third of five reflections on sara miles book jesus freak. Sara miles speaks about her new book jesus freak, as part of the conversation series at grace cathedral in san francisco. Sara miles was a happy atheist, an editor at mother jones who covered wars. Please take this home so you will know about events in the life of. Jesus freak by sara miles, 9780470481660, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jesus freak is the story of that food ministry and of the people who are touched by it. In my new life with the boyfriend miles colloquial name for jesus, i wasnt particularly nicer, but i was freer. In this new book, sara miles tells what happened when she decided to follow the flesh and blood jesus by doing something real. Rob bell calls jesus freak one of the most inspiring books ive ever read.

Sara miles powerful new account of venturing beyond the borders of religion into the unpredictable territory of faith. Sara miles is the founder and director of the food pantry, and director of ministry at st. Gregory of nyssa episcopal church in san francisco more than 16 years ago. A conversation with author and activist sara miles. Jesus freak book denton public library bibliocommons. To this day, sara miles doesnt know why she walked into st. There is no other authority on earth we have to wait for. Jesus freak by sara miles book excerpt spirituality. In this new book, sara miles tells what happened when she. Feb 19, 2010 jesus freak i came late to christianity, writes sara miles, knocked upside down by a midlife conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread. Sep 27, 20 this is the second of five reflections on sara miles book jesus freak. Instead, it was socially and politically awkward, as well as profoundly confusing. She reminds me of the old testament prophets who proclaim the word of god but no one likes it. Gregory of nyssa episcopal church in san francisco, explains to sarah henry why.