{"product_id":"come-and-see-an-invitation-to-a-radical-encounter-with-jesus-9781399818155","title":"Come and See: An Invitation to a Radical Encounter with Jesus","description":"\u003ci\u003e'God is doing something different. God isn't\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ejust concerned with the popular and the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003epowerful, the rich and the important, God\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ecares about the weird and odd people, the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003esmelly ones, and the ones no one else trusts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNot only that: God has a really special mission for them.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Right from the start of his time on Earth - Jesus chose to hang out with and work with the most unlikely people. As word spread about his amazing choices and teaching, the invitation was offered: \u003ci\u003eCome and See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So forget what you think you already know and take up the invitation for yourself - to come and see this Jesus. \u003cbr\u003e Grounded in scholarly understandings of Scripture, and opened up in a way that makes sense today, \u003ci\u003eCome and See\u003c\/i\u003e tackles questions of fairness, justice, inclusion, friendship, doing the right thing, and care for community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Journey with Shannon T. L. Kearns in 40 different encounters in the Bible. There are reflections, journaling and action prompts that root the Bible teaching into real life - so '\u003ci\u003eCome and See'\u003c\/i\u003e how Jesus' message is just as revolutionary, exciting and relevant today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained to the Old Catholic priesthood, Shannon TL Kearns believes in the transformative power of story. As an ordained priest, a playwright, a theologian, and a writer all of his work revolves around making meaning through story. His book \u003ci\u003eIn the Margins: A Transgender Man's Journey With Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e is published Eerdmaan's books. \u003ci\u003eNo One Taught Me How To Be A Man: What a Trans Man's Experience Reveals About Masculinity\u003c\/i\u003e is published by Broadleaf Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shannon is a co-founder of QueerTheology.com. His work there with Brian G. Murphy has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. They have the longest running LBGTQ+ Spirituality podcast in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shannon is a Humanitas New Voices Fellow for 2022 and was a recipient of the Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowship in 20\/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 (in playwriting) and 2022 (in screenwriting) and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019\/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a variety of workshops. Shannon's plays include \u003ci\u003eLaughing, Flexing, Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStories We Tell At the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBody+Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ein a stand of dying trees\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLine of Sight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwisted Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Resistance of My Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWho Has Eyes To See. \u003c\/i\u003eShannon's television pilots include: \u003ci\u003eThe Family Unit, Transformed, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Freedom, Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e. Selected recognition: Winner of the ScreenCraft Pitch competition, finalist for Bull City Film Festival for his pilot \u003ci\u003eTransformed\u003c\/i\u003e, a playwright in residence at the Inge House, Seven Devils' Playwright Conference, Great Plains Theatre Commons, a semi-finalist for the O'Neill, and a finalist for the Blue Ink playwriting award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hodder Faith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580276539666,"sku":"9781399818155","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b1c291d-e92f-42e4-838d-81c3f81cbe62.jpg?v=1756214349","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/come-and-see-an-invitation-to-a-radical-encounter-with-jesus-9781399818155","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}