Jesus and the Family: Crisis and Conversion in the American Household
''Honeycutt sees Jesus slowly turning his gaze toward American family life, and sure enough, bombs explode in every chapter. Honeycutt employs his wit, insight, and engaging writing style to disclose how the gospel of Jesus exposes the superficialities of our conventional family dynamics and continually calls us to a deeper faith and a richer life together.''--Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology''InJesus and the Familywe discover that the dilemmas and struggles of being a family today are not unique to our time, but are a part of God's wider, deeper story of forgiveness and hope. I couldn't help but think as Frank wrote about the significance of Mary's pondering over the birth of Jesus just how many parts of his book caused me to pause and ponder what it means to live as disciples of Jesus today.''--Bishop Herman Yoos, SC Synod of the ELCA''Jesus just could not play Mr. Good Guy. That sweet soul we knew from Sunday school is not the one Frank Honeycutt brings us inJesus and the Family. Honeycutt's Jesus sassed his mother. . . . This Jesus was divine to the core--and still human enough to understand us, as we need so desperately. This is a superbly human little book. Simplicity is one of Honeycutt's many gifts to readers. Depth and humor are among others.''--Dot Jackson, Birchwood Center for Arts and Folklife --Wipf and Stock Publishers