What is JESUS WAS?
JESUS WAS is a collection of insightful essays reflecting on Jesus's life with such creativity and honesty that Jesus becomes real and personal in beautiful and concrete ways.
Lynn H. Cohick, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Houston Christian University
Meet the Editors
Scott Johanningsmeier is a bi-vocational pastor at Elizabeth Baptist Church in southern Indiana. He has a master's in New Testament studies from Northern Seminary.
Susy Flory is a career author with two New York Times bestsellers. She is a doctoral candidate at Houston Theological Seminary.
JESUS WAS First Lines
Here are the 31 JESUS WAS chapters. Which one intrigues you the most?
- Jesus was a listener (Elizabeth Daigle) "My friend was a jazz musician..."
- Jesus was nonviolent (Cody Matchett) "Have you ever experienced violence?..."
- Jesus was new (Susy Flory) "Not long ago I finished a project for work..."
- Jesus was the God-human (Heather Hart) "The blackboard was awash with angles, shapes, and formulas..."
- Jesus was dependent (Amanda Weber) "Max trots into the kitchen..."
- Jesus was a student (Amanda Clark) "When my husband Justin and I got married..."
- Jesus was not white (Sheva Stephens Knott) "My grandmother had three photos..."
- Jesus was a barrier breaker (Terri Fullerton) "I remember looking up at one of the ladies..."
- Jesus was a Winemaker, Part One (Amanda Weber) "Christ's blood, shed for you..."
- Jesus was a Winemaker, Part Two (Amanda Weber) "Have you ever held up a glass of wine..."
- Jesus was recentering the commandments (Scott Johanningsmeier) "I remember when my oldest daughter..."
- Jesus was not politically powerful (Amanda Clark) "I spent my childhood in..."
- Jesus was kind (Elizabeth Daigle) "With the ache in his legs too strong to ignore..."
- Jesus was humble (Melissa Pillman) "We recently had a new pastor start..."
- Jesus was merciful (Anne Mackie Morelli) "Several years ago, our family walked..."
- Jesus was gentle (Sue M. Diaz) "My mom's antique china cabinet brimmed with..."
- Jesus was emotional (Becky Castle Miller) "I grew up in Christian circles that viewed emotions as untrustworthy..."
- Jesus was subversive (Sarah Bucy Klingler) "Like many people my age who grew up in white evangelical spaces in the 1980s and '90s..."
- Jesus was compassionate (Cody Matchett) "What motivates or moves you?..."
- Jesus was a friend to sinners and outcasts (Peter Green) "I was raised in a fundamentalist church and learned early on that..."
- Jesus was for women (Susy Flory) "I grew up a church girl in the San Francisco Bay Area..."
- Jesus was for the oppressed (Sarah Bucy Klingler) "I was a missionary kid (MK) who spent five years..."
- Jesus was loving to his enemies (Leo Diaz) "Before a packed conference hall, I watched as..."
- Jesus was a servant (Scott Johanningsmeier). "I was very fortunate to know all my grandparents, and I have learned something..."
- Jesus was nonpolitical (Tyler Callahan) "I was born near the tail end of the denim-clad summer of..."
- Jesus was forgiving (Terri Fullerton) "There was a long stretch many years ago when these seven words..."
- Jesus was prayerful (Bethany Hammer) "When my head hit my pillow..."
- Jesus was abandoned by many (Melissa Pillman) "I love pleasing people..."
- Jesus was veil tearing (Heather Hart) "My son's arm bent at a terrible angle..."
- Jesus was instrumental in our adoption (Adrienne Gibson) "Adoption can be both a beautiful undertaking and a ..."
- Jesus was the Word (Tyler Callahan) "The Word of God is inspired..."
Join the Launch Team
We need you to help us get the word out about JESUS WAS. Launch team perks:
- An opportunity to pre-read the book before release
- Live Zoom meetups w/ the authors
- Ask questions and be heard
- Invitation to a private Facebook group with behind-the scenes info about the book
- Giveaways such as books, study guide, & other extras