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Are you ready to give Jesus a second look? Many of us have absorbed an image of Jesus from the culture around us. Once that sinks in everything we experience, watch, hear, or read only serves to reinforce what we think we already know about him. There is so much more to the story though. In this book, we'll take an honest look at one of the best-known passages in Scripture--Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Some of the concepts you will explore in a new way are: -What it means to be poor in spirit -How to be the salt of the earth -Why Jesus turned the law on its head -How God's judgment displays graciousness and generosity -What Jesus' model for prayer really tells us about our relationship with God -How seeking, asking, and knocking impacts you--and those around you -What taking """"the narrow road"""" means for your life If you are interested in exploring Jesus' teaching, read Dirt and Stardust and see that you are a part of what is good about both the dirt under your feet and the cosmos above your head. You are invited into a story much bigger than you were perhaps first told about.

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With scholarship and logic, Jeremy Duncan has given us written permission to consider new possibilities, new futures for just about everything, because what Jesus told us is true for just about everything. This book is not meant to be read quickly or lightly. . . . If you want to try at least to 'suspend your disbelief' that we have indeed been paid the intolerable compliment that God loves us because of Jesus, then this book is for you. --Bernard Lawrence Potvin, Adjunct Professor, University of Calgary Dirt and Stardust will offer a grounded relief for some and a sunny illumination for others. In his exploration of the Sermon on the Mount, Jeremy restores a tired conversation from its latest version ('Everything is terrible, including you!') to its earliest incantation ('You're loved'). . . . Stars and dust are not objects to be managed or maligned--it's what we're made of. Jeremy does a fine job of reminding us of humanity's sacred roots while inviting us to live into our indestructible destiny. --Joe Manafo, Chief Creative Officer, Listenology

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Jeremy Duncan is the founding pastor of Commons Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, an intellectually honest and spiritually passionate community with Jesus at the center. He lives in Calgary with his partner Rachel, their dog, and their two adopted kids. Jeremy holds a bachelor of theology and received a master of arts in biblical/theological studies writing about nonviolence and the work of René Girard. You can find more about the Commons community at https: //www.commons.church/.

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