The Passion of the Lamb: God's Love Poured Out in Jesus

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 126 pages
• Published by: Servant Publications February 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0867167432
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0867167436
• Book Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 4.8 ounces

Reader Reviews
Acklin's main theme is that understanding and sharing in the passion of Jesus is achieved only by becoming vulnerable like little children: Jesus calls us to turn and become like little children; we must learn to become little and simple; we are called to be the least, though God loves us all as if each is the greatest. In encouraging us to share Jesus' passionate love and service, Acklin, a psychotherapist and retreat leader, draws on his own experiences and raises questions for us to ponder. We are especially reminded of challenges our culture presents, as "the nagging sense that we are on the brink of moral collapse." He unflinchingly pinpoints life and death issues as the legalization of abortion and the removal of Terry Schiavo's feeding tube as politicians made speeches and the media reported them. He addresses recreational sex and the obscenity of pornography protected under the first amendment. And he takes on certain aspects of current Catholic practice: "We fear boredom, and so we make our celebrations so busy with singing and speaking and doing that there is no room to realize concretely the meaning of Mass." All of this is packaged into a unified work showing us how far we have strayed from Jesus' simple exhortation to become little and humble and vulnerable, and suggesting ways we can accomplish that transformation. Comment | | (Report this)