Craig Gross and Jason Harper
Baker Books, 2009, 196 pp., $17.99, BakerBooks.com
What happens when one minister befriends a porn star and another pastor takes on a part-time job as a despised bill collector? Craig Gross, the founder of XXXchurch.com, teams with Jason Harper, a Sacramento mega-church pastor, to tell stories of Jesus’ love for the broken, the outcast, the criminal, and yes, the porn star.
Gross and Harper retell their interactions with the hurting and the lost and their mission to share Jesus’ love through actions rather than words. The writing becomes contrived along the way, but their intentions and stories are authentic. Some stories end in redemption, and some do not; but that is the point: Jesus calls us to share His love whether people accept it or not.
Jesus Loves You may not be profound, but the stories of unconditional friendship will inspire you to see people outside of the church with new eyes.
