The Thinking Ministry of Jesus Casting Out Logs for Renewing Church Life

Written for pastors and parishioners, this book presents a new perspective on the teaching ministry of Jesus. Jesus' teaching work often aimed at correcting peoples' distorted thinking that kept them trapped in harmful ways of reacting to others, to their self, and to God. Jesus called these distorted ways of thinking "logs in your eyes." Within these pages the fundamental insights of cognitive psychology are used as a means for amplifying and implementing the work Jesus did to "cast out logs." The book aims, therefore, to enhance the ability of clergy and laity to identify mistakes in human thinking as lifted up by Jesus, amplified by cognitive psychology, and observed in church life. Understanding how Jesus cast out various distorting logs can bring renewed life to individuals and congregations.