“This provocative book reflects the spiritual odyssey of a man who is satisfied with nothing less than being filled with all the fullness of God (Eph 3:19). You are invited to share his journey by re-examining and pondering your notions of God, of Jesus, and of what a truly godly life entails.”
Bob and Jeanette Lauer, authors of Love Never Ends
“Reading this book felt like a gentle, quiet, subtle, and constant invitation to something better and truer—as if I were being taken by the hand and led toward the heart of God, and the deepest possible revelation that he is a loving Father. And knowing that somehow changes everything.”
Brian Sanders, founder, Underground Network
“This is an audacious book. Yet it has a lot to say about how humans have misheard God since the day we first crawled from the primordial muck. Geoff Kohler asserts that God speaks love, not fear, desiring relationship rather than fealty. He invites us to listen afresh, saying, ‘Suppose Jesus is God’s tone of voice. Suppose we are to listen to God the way Jesus listened to God.’ Ahh. That’s an invitation worth accepting.”
Dana Hughes, retired Presbyterian minister
Reviews
“G. S. Kohler opens our eyes to what many of us have missed in our spiritual lives: an authentic, deep, and wisdom-filled relationship with God. For those seeking liberation from tyrannical views of God, Kohler reframes the commandments, obedience, sin, and control with solid scholarship and an easy tone that invites us to come and listen. Contemporary and personal examples provide illumination to any reader. This is an excellent guidebook for living in the wisdom of God with wonder and gratitude!”
Carrie Call, conference minister, United Church of Christ
The book is a pleasure to read, in that one feels as if she's in a real conversation with the author. I also found that after reading a few pages, I enjoyed putting the book down for a day or two, thinking about Kohler's words, and applying them to my life. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has struggled with what always seemed to me to be the two faces of God.
Anne Carmitchell
The author’s insight in interpreting scripture has flipped my lifelong opinion of a strict disciplinarian god to a loving God leading us into a life of peace with Him. It was like flicking a switch!
A. Meyer