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In Beloved Chaos, you will learn about the kind of revolution- ary love that can change the world . . . which includes yourself. It's a page-turner of a book with a lot of heartache and a lot of beauty, and it will leave its mark on you. -Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration As the scaffolding of American evangelicalism collapses, Jamie West Zumwalt offers a hopeful alternative in her newest book. Beloved Chaos is a fresh and accessible work of hope, not simply a critique of the shortcomings of religion. Jamie shows us another way of worship: love in action. Jamie's humble, straight-forward reflections invite us back to a simple starting point, one that's accessible in every one of our hearts. As you flip through these pages prepare yourself for a wild and life-changing ride. -Christopher L. Heuertz, author of The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth and Founding Partner of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism Jamie Zumwalt and her crew are extremists for love. The stories she tells will pull you in and shake you up--raw stories of following Jesus in hard ways, and hard places, with hard people. The pain is real, but so is the beauty. Read this book and you will be deeply impacted. -Craig Greenfield, author of Subversive Jesus and Founder of Alongsiders International Poverty. Abuse. Pain. Shame. The question becomes not, Where is God? but What is God like, in the middle of these circumstances that form our lives? Jamie and the Love Gang live out the answers on these pages. Join her and the community at Joe's as they follow The Way of Love. Read. Be convicted. Be healed. -Jennifer Roemhildt Tunehag, Global Anti-Trafficking Task Force, World Evangelical Alliance; Co-founder of European Freedom Network; The stories Jamie Zumwalt captures here in this book are not simply stories of individuals. It is the story of how a unique, local community has been drawn together around the Way of Love. With vulnerability and inquiry, Jamie engages in some of the best local theologizing I have ever come across; revealing what Love looks like in the midst of pain, laughter, rejection, joy, loss, violence, care . . . in short: our human experience. And it is indeed, a Beautiful Chaos. -David Scott Vining, Community Development Mentor Jamie is one of the most courageous women I know. This book is no exception to her boldness. With raw honesty, she reveals the essence of what it means to be belovedly human. The beauty and terror of our humanity seeps through the pages and sparks hope in the hearts of readers that we too might be accepted and find belonging, just as we are. Beloved Chaos holds the power to inspire you to create the kind of community we all long for. -Phileena Heuertz, founding partner, Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism, author of Pilgrimage of a Soul and Mindful Silence. These stories made me laugh out loud, nearly cry, and feel so many more emotions I simply can't describe adequately. It's an amazing collection! The stories share at least one thing in common: love. And not just ordinary love. The kind of love expressed in strange and unlikely ways to people of diverse backgrounds and unconventional ways of being. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read about love in action, outrageous love action! -Thomas Jay Oord, author of The Uncontrolling Love of God and other books

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