Synopsis
Human kind lost more than its innocence when Adam and Eve shared fruit from the knowledge of good and evil tree. They lost the ability to love like God. Unconditional and selfless. The impact of this loss led Cain to kill Abel, Hitler to open concentration camps, murders, and greed in our United States. Hatred, bigotry, racism, broken marriages, people without home, food or hope, people who suffer emotional and mental wounds are with us every day because human love is no longer like God's love. The Christian church is also affected. It does not have to be that way. With "Agape, the Forgotten Teaching of Jesus," author Augie Ristow introduces you to the forgotten teaching of Jesus. This truth opens the door for a foundational shift in your love, the way that God intended your love to be. Augie Ristow is a life long Christian. He holds a Masters of Divinity from a conservative Lutheran seminary. Through nearly twenty years of careful study, he has become the foremost expert on the biblical truth of Agape. As an intentional interim pastor, he uses the teaching of Agape as the foundational element for a church's new hope and direction. He is a mentor to pastors and churches who want an Agape ministry. He enjoys the companionship of his wife, their five grown children, and Molly the wonder dog. Find more information about Augie, Agape Christianity and Agape ministry at agapeforyou.com.
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About the Author
Augie Ristow is a transplant to the sunny southwest. Married, with five grown children, he enjoys exploring the wonders of nature and taking on repair projects in his workshop. His career as pastor spans four decades, seven churches, and now a specialized ministry known as interim. He calls it the business of “fixing broken churches.” Augie’s steady and loving presence helps restore floundering churches to spiritual health as they prepare for a new pastor. He says that the work is very fulfilling, even though his stay at a church is for a brief year or two. “Agape: The Forgotten Teaching of Jesus” was written to help Augie understand God’s Agape and what it means for every Christian. The book recounts Augie discovery that a Christian’s love is healed and made holy by God’s Agape to change lives forever.
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