Jesus Unbranded: Volume 1: Stories Without Spin

Mike Elms, Ivan Filby

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Book cover for Jesus Unbranded: Volume 1: Stories Without Spin

Jesus Unbranded: Volume 1: Stories Without Spin

Jesus Unbranded: Volume 1: Stories Without Spin

Mike Elms, Ivan Filby

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THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD

When something is difficult to explain, a story is good.

'It's sorta like....'

Which is why Jesus told stories.

'How do I describe heaven? Well, it's sorta like....'

We know those stories as parables. They give us incredible insights into God's world.

Jesus told them using imagery that made sense to the ancient, agricultural society he was speaking into.

They featured kings and servants; wineskins and vineyard workers; shepherds and their sheep; fig trees and goats; tax collectors and Samaritans.

But what if Jesus were to tell his stories to us, here and now?

Surely he'd use different imagery to share his timeless truths.

Imagery that would resonate with our 21st century, ultra-diverse society.

Maybe he'd tell stories involving builders and electricians; entrepreneurs and investors; lawyers and newspaper editors; Ferraris and Fords; sailboats and motorboats; a ski trip and a theme park.

However, while he might change the storylines, the underlying messaging would remain unchanged.

Experience the timeless truths of Jesus, reimagined for today's world.

Critical Reviews

Mike, Ivan, and Jason know Jesus is not boring. They introduce his parables as modern-day stories with arresting images that kept me reading. I couldn't put the stories down. - Dr. Hank Voss, Andrews Chair for Christian Unity & Spiritual Theology, Taylor University

A great, entertaining and accessible approach to the parables of Jesus. Stories ignite the imagination; Mike and Ivan bring them to imaginative and practical life for a new generation of readers. - The Rt Revd Nicholas Baines, Bishop of Leeds

Jesus taught truth though imagination, stories and the everyday events of his time and place. Mike and Ivan take these parables and put them into our time and place to create a book which is provocative, challenging and invites us to go deeper into the truth of God. - Professor David Wilkinson, Principal of St Johns College, Durham University

These eye-opening, heart-lifting, Jesus-loving books bring fresh insight to the parables. There's a spirit to these books: a sense of wonder about Christ, a quiet awe at who he is, and what he came to do, and a heartfelt yearning that anyone who reads these books - wherever they are in relationship with God - would know his love, his joy, him more deeply. - Mark Greene, London Institute of Contemporary Christianity

Jesus' ability to tell a tale still astounds today - even to a culture radically different from his own. It's a brave man who tries to rewire them. But Mike Elms is brave, and he is talented, with a lifetime's experience in communication which he brings to these sharp and stylish books. Provocative, personal, poignant: Jesus Unbranded will help readers, familiar or fresh, to (re)acquaint themselves with the most effective storyteller in history, and his tales that can still turn our lives, and the world, the right way up. - Nick Spencer, Theos

Reading Jesus Unbranded reawakened my curiosity and fired up a desire to delve deeper not just into the parables, but the Bible as a whole. Thank you, Mike and Ivan, it has been a real blessing! - Linda Trew, Trew Fundraising

Your rewired Parable of the Lost Sheep was vividly told and very engaging. It strongly moved me, as I empathized with the characters in their situation." - Andrew Bartlett KC, international arbitrator and author of Men and Women in Christ

Loved it. Bang up to date. Shed new light on the wonderful parables of Jesus. Well worth a read. - John Townley, national leader, Free Methodist Church

Publishing Information

Publisher: Invite Press
Pub date: 2025-01-28
Length: 218 pages

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