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Efrem Smith helps us see that Christian discipleship is a counterintuitive life. In a world turned upside down by sin, God carefully and lovingly strips us of worldly values and turns us right-side up as good citizens and ambassadors of his Kingdom.
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You cant get too much Efrem Smith. He has the voice of a prophet and the heart of a pastor. This book is nothing short of an invitation to follow the revolutionary Jesus. Its a call to live in ways that dont compute, to fight with weapons that do not kill, and to love in a way that confounds the world.
SHANE CLAIBORNE
Author and activist
Efrem Smith has got it right. This is an upside-down world for Christians as well. We cling to differences that divide us instead of to Christ, who unites us; were known in the public sphere for what were against rather than what were for; and were more likely to pursue the American dream than join Jesus revolution of radical love. God cant use us in this condition. Killing Us Softly is an eloquent reflection on what it means to die to self in order to live right side up as Christs ambassadors in a broken world.
RICHARD STEARNS
President of World Vision US and author of The Hole in Our Gospel
We need to stop peddling a convenient and palatable version of Christianity. To invite people to Christ without discipleship is an oxymoron. This is precisely why Killing Us Softly is so important and timely. This is a powerful, biblical, bold, prophetic, and yet pastoral reminder of the call of discipleship.
REV. EUGENE CHO
Pastor, humanitarian, and author of Overrated
In a Western Christian world that is often enamored of outward appearance, upward mobility, and the acquisition of power, Efrem Smith is here to proclaim that there is another way one that leads to true freedom and a commitment to justice. I love this book because Efrem recognizes that in order to do good work in this broken world, we must first examine our hearts, experiences, and identities. To this end, Efrem offers a concise spirituality and set of practices that form us to transform this world. Efrem is one of the most innovative evangelicals leading at the intersection of justice and spirituality. I do not take his words lightly.
CHRISTENA CLEVELAND, PHD
Associate professor of the practice of reconciliation, Duke Divinity School, and author of Disunity in Christ
Killing Us Softly provides a compelling vision of transformation for our fallen world. The reminder that through Christ all things are being turned right side up and conformed to his splendor is especially hopeful for those of us who are called to live and minister in vulnerable communities. Biblical. Challenging. Hopeful.
NOEL CASTELLANOS
President of Christian Community Development Association and author of Where the Cross Meets the Street
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Smith, Efrem (Efrem D.), 1969- author.
Title: Killing us softly : reborn in the upside-down image of God / Efrem Smith.
Description: Colorado Springs, CO : NavPress, resource published in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., [2017] | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016048613 (print) | LCCN 2016038960 (ebook) | ISBN 9781631465239 (Apple) | ISBN 9781631465215 (E-Pub) | ISBN 9781631465222 (Kindle) | ISBN 9781631465208 (softcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Christian life. | Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity.
Classification: LCC BV4501.3 (print) | LCC BV4501.3 .S65165 2017 (ebook) | DDC 248.4 dc23
LC record available at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lccn.loc.gov_2016048613&d=DQIFAg&c=6BNjZEuL_DAs869UxGis0g&r=ZlF6A1J_SMm9xAyjgyDor34CB-fqQRaraBLNVSdnrVo&m=FARMZtFHgpLmtWweU6XYmUvoFerQP1zbtND4NaGdni0&s=c2qTjOvli7ZPT3-2KkEqU6ph-3aj7Qv3qo_-lyHjfb0&e=
ISBN 978-1-63146-521-5 (ePub); ISBN 978-1-63146-522-2 (Kindle); ISBN 978-1-63146-523-9 (Apple)
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To my father and mother,
Forice and Sandra Smith
I M SITTING IN THE SANCTUARY of a black church in the small town of Bosco, Louisiana, near the city of Monroe in the northern part of the state. This is where my father, Forice Smith, was born and raised. Im in my early teens. Im sitting with my father, my mother Sandra, and my younger brother Tramaine in this small church called Cuba Missionary Baptist. Singing, shouting, prayers, and amens fill the air. With smiles and laughs the people agree with the testimonies that are given. The pastor preaches a sermon that includes a climactic declaration that the grave couldnt hold Jesus and that through his resurrection we can all find a home in glory. Many folks begin clapping.
What a service this was. The fact that I still remember it signifies how meaningful it was to me. But this was not a Sunday morning worship experience. This was actually the funeral service for my grandfather, Fred Smith.
Grand Daddy Fred had been a dedicated deacon in this small country church. His faith in Christ had a tremendous impact on me as a kid. There were a few summers when my parents would pack up the car and we would drive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, all the way into the Deep South. Those hot summers provided opportunities to play with my southern cousins, sit at the feet of elders who had lived through Jim Crow segregation, and eat my grandmother Marys made-from-scratch biscuits just about every morning for breakfast. I also remember Grand Daddy Fred sitting on the porch early each morning, reading the Bible out loud. My brother Tramaine, cousin Keisha, and I would wake up most mornings to his voice reading the Word of God. Most of the time he was a very quiet man, so many times when I heard his voice, it was Scripture that was being spoken. Because of his witness, I had no trouble believing that when he died he was going to be in heaven.
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