Jason Porterfield - Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week

In a world where violence is spiraling out of control, this book is an urgent call to rediscover Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Only as peacemakers can Christians truly be the salt and light that God intended. Dive deep into this compelling story of a week in the life of Christ and you will be changed, for good.

Craig Greenfield , founder of Alongsiders International and author of Subversive Jesus

From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, what does Holy Week have to do with peacemaking? Id never thought about that before reading Fight Like Jesus, but now Im convinced the two are bound together as Jesus wages peace each day and teaches his followers to do the same. Read this book for new insight on Holy Week and on Jesus as peacemaker. Read this book to be inspired and equipped for practical peacemaking today.

April Yamasaki , pastor and author of Four Gifts and Sacred Pauses

A friend who lived through the Troubles in Northern Ireland told me that the anger he sees in the American Christian community rivals the animosity that existed in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. Fight Like Jesus is a timely call for peacemaking in a period of escalating violence. In a season of rising homicides, mass shootings, gun violence, vigilante attacks, and deep-seated hatred, we need now, more than ever, this call for Christians to embrace our heritage as forgers of peace in a world of division. Fight Like Jesus will equip us all for the difficult work of peacemaking and reconciliation that lays before us.

Scott Bessenecker , national director of global engagement and justice for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

For those who think peace might be mild or meek, flimsy or weak, author Jason Porterfield unpacks Jesus embrace of a radical peace. Built on a faithful biblical exposition, this book inspires and equips todays courageous peacemakers to fight like Jesus. Will you put down your hammer and join him?

Margot Starbuck , author of Small Things with Great Love

In Fight Like Jesus, author Jason Porterfield takes the reader through the final week of Jesus life and provides a powerful vision of peacemaking by situating it within his personal call to build a more just world. This relatable calling gives the book deep wisdom and thick theology in a world where many are searching for substantive discipleship. Through practical lessons for the everyday peacemaker, this book is equal parts commentary, guide, and communal resource suitable for congregations and classrooms alike. Fight Like Jesus will refresh ones understanding of both peacemaking and conventional readings of Holy Week.

Rose Lee-Norman , formation pastor at Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and adjunct professor of reconciliation studies at Bethel University

Rather than requiring political manipulation or military conquest, the decisive peace that Jesus waged required self-sacrifice. In Fight Like Jesus, author Jason Porterfield takes us on an undomesticated, and therefore more realistic, journey through Holy Week that equips us to walk the way of the cross in ways that make for peace. I commend this book with hope!

Jer Swigart , cofounding director of the Global Immersion Project and coauthor of Mending the Divides

Written as a compelling narrative of Jesus final week of life and ministry, this book weaves historical context and accessible commentary in building a tangible set of practices for those who want to take peacemaking seriously. Many describe Jesus as a peacemaker, but few do the thoughtful work of unpacking what that meant and how it informs the vocation of the church. This is a great book for any church that desires to take a deep dive into the implications and invitation of Holy Week as an embodied extension of the peace that Jesus waged two thousand years ago.

Jon Huckins , cofounder of the Global Immersion Project and coauthor of Mending the Divides

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Porterfield, Jason G., author.

Title: Fight like Jesus : how Jesus waged peace throughout Holy Week / Jason Porterfield.

Description: Harrisonburg, Virginia : Herald Press, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021048949 (print) | LCCN 2021048950 (ebook) | ISBN 9781513809342 (paperback) | ISBN 9781513809359 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781513809366 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Jesus Christ--Passion. | Jesus Christ--Example. | Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Christianity. | BISAC: RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues | RELIGION / Christian Living / General

Classification: LCC BT431.3 .P67 2022 (print) | LCC BT431.3 (ebook) | DDC 232.96--dc23/eng/20211122

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021048949

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021048950

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FIGHT LIKE JESUS

2022 by Jason Porterfield. Released by Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22803. 800-245-7894. All rights reserved.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021048949

International Standard Book Number: 978-1-5138-0934-2 (paperback); 978-1-5138-0936-6 (ebook); 978-1-5138-0935-9 (hardcover)

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