I head again this week for very lengthy trip to South Africa and Namibia. 9 conferences 1 staff retreat, 5 consults, 6 cities 2 countries. It is going to be a ball. In keeping with the trip, this weeks blurb on the new book releasing March 1 is from Stephan Joubert, Professor of NT at the University of Pretoria. Stephan is a dear friend and the one responsible for introducing Static (my second book) to the SA audience several years ago when I did a rather extensive book tour there. Thanks Stephan.
“As one of the sharpest and most eloquent theological minds of our day, Ron Martoia in this delightfully well-written book invites us into a new, conjunctive stage of faith where paradox, society and God can exist in peaceful tension. From a new vantage point, where the Bible is no longer viewed as an owner’s manual to make everything hum but as a classic, we are challenged to live the biblical text through new conversations we engage in with the text. The jazz metaphor serves as another equally helpful image to convey the meaning of the dance of improv where the Bible becomes the score that we, in the company of other Jesus-followers, constantly immerse ourselves in. In this way the Bible comes alive through the music we are making with our lives. This masterful book by a modernday prophet in blue jeans will open up fresh new pathways for all who wish to finally replace their dated reading maps of the Bible.”
Stephan Joubert
Extraordinary Professor of New Testament studies. University of Pretoria, and editor echurch/ekerk
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