A Review of Soul Graffiti…Introduction审查的灵魂，涂鸦…导言

For almost a month, I’ve been promising to give a review of Mark Scandrette’s new book将近一个月，我已经答应给予检讨马克scandrette的新著 Soul Graffiti灵魂涂鸦 . 。 I thought about doing a one-page review, but rejected that idea.我以为做一个网页检讨，但否决了这一想法。 Instead, I want to give the book more of my attention…I want to write a worthy review.反之，我不想给这本书更多了我的注意… …我想写一值得检讨。 And so, each week I will review a section of the book (Soul Graffiti is divided into 4 parts).因此，每个星期我会检讨的一段这本书（灵魂涂鸦分为4个部分） 。 Next week, I’ll take a look at Part 1…this week I’ll focus on the preface and introduction.下星期，我会考虑一下第1部分…这周我将专注于序言和导言。

But before I begin my review, let me make a disclaimer: I am friends with Mark Scandrette.但我开始之前，我检讨，让我作出免责声明：我的朋友马克scandrette 。 He is one of my favorite people.他是一个我最喜爱的人。 I haven’t known him that long, but he’s the sort of guy that I’ve already decided I want to know for the rest of my life.我不知道他那么久，但他的那种家伙，我已经决定，我想知道，至于其余的我的生活。 Folks like that are rare in life–the sort of person you instantly connect to.乡亲一样，都是罕见的生命的那种人，您可以即时连接到。 From what I hear, he has that sort of effect on people–he’s creative, charismatic, and a bit eccentric.从我听到的，他那种对人的影响-他的创意，有魅力，有点偏心。 And so, given my affinity for the guy, I am a biased reviewer.因此，鉴于我的亲和力家伙，我是一个偏颇的查察。

On the flip side, however, my affinity for Mark gives me the benefit of knowing something that many people don’t know about their authors: is this author practicing what he preaches?在另一面，不过，我的亲和力马克，让我受益不知道的东西，很多人不知道他们的作者：这是作者练什么，他宣扬的呢？ The answer is: “Yes.” Though Mark travels around a bit speaking, he isn’t one of those authors who writes abstractly about ideas they’ve barely explored.答案是： “是的。 ”虽然马克旅行靠近一点来说，他是不是那些作者谁写抽象约的想法他们已经几乎没有探讨的问题。 This book flows out of his life and the life of his community.这本书的流动走出他的生命和生活，他的社区。

Soul Graffiti has been getting some buzz, here and there, but not enough buzz. 涂鸦的灵魂已得到了一些言论，在这里和那里，但没有足够的信号。 Most of the review out there are short and pithy.大部分的检讨，指出有短期和口诀。 But this book isn’t the sort of cheap fluff that can be quickly consumed and digested.不过，这本书是不是那种廉价的绒毛可以快速消耗和消化。 This book is poetic–and all good poetry requires a degree of discipline.这本书是诗意的和所有好的诗歌需要某种程度的纪律。 It isn’t organized by trite chapter titles and nifty sidebar comments.这是不是举办的陈腐章的标题和漂亮的侧栏评论。 Most mediocre books only require a skim and you’ve got the meat.最平庸的图书只需要脱脂和您有肉。 You know the books–one needs only read the chapter titles, the first and last paragraphs of each chapter, and the conclusion to get the gist and then move on.你知道的书籍- 1只需要阅读章节标题，第一个和最后一个段落，每章，并获得结论的要点，然后继续前进。 And usually a deeper read ends in frustrations, for all-too-often the thousands of mediocre Christain books are poorly written and cheap.和通常更深入的阅读完在挫折，为所有在不久的往往是成千上万的平庸christain书籍是很差的书面和廉价。 They are good sermons turned into poor books for quick profit.他们是很好的说教变成穷人的书籍，快速的利润。

But Soul Graffit needs to be embraced.但灵魂graffit需要加以拥抱。 You must emerse yourselve within its pages.您必须emerse yourselve在其网页上。 I tried to skim it and found myself PROFOUNDLY frustrated.我试图脱脂，它和发现自己深刻地感到沮丧。 But then I began to read…to actually read through the book.但后来我开始阅读… …以实际通读这本书。 Once I gave the book the sort of attention I only pay to “literature” did it begin to give up its treasures.有一次我给这本书的那种注意，我只支付“文学”没有开始放弃其珍宝。

And that is what this book is: it is literature.而这正是这本书是：这是文学。 It is prose.这是散文。 It isn’t the trite eruptions of a would-be writer.这是不是陈腐爆发一个想成为作家。 It is the work of a craftsman.这是工作的工匠。

The preface sets off the tone for the books.序集小康基调的书籍。 In the first paragraph, the stage is set:在第1段，第一阶段是集：

In many religious traditions, Christian faith, as it has been shaped culturally, has brepared people to die, but has not equipped them to live well amid the complexities of contemporary culture…Many of us find ourselves searching, not only for a way to believe, but also for a way of life.在许多宗教传统，基督教信仰，因为它已形成的文化，已brepared人死亡，但已不具备他们的生活，以及在复杂的当代文化…我们许多人发现自己寻找，而不是只为一个途径，相信，而且还为一种生活方式。

This book is an exploration of the that way of life.这本书是一个探索的，这样的生活。 And instead of exploring it abstractly, it firmly roots itself within the life and experience of Mark Scandrette and his adventures in San Francisco.而不是抽象地探讨它，它牢牢扎根本身内部的生活和经验的马克scandrette和他的冒险在美国旧金山。 But–and here’s the thing I enjoy the most about Soul Graffiti –it doesn’t do so stupidly.但和这里的东西我喜欢最关心的灵魂涂鸦 -它没有这样做stupidly 。 I find that most most books in the “Christian Living” or “Ministry” sections of the Christian book store are not only poorly written, but also insulting to my intellegence.我觉得最大多数书籍，在“基督教的生活”或“部”部分基督教书屋不仅是很差的书面，而且还侮辱我的智力。

The introduction continues to set the stage for the rest of the book–it cries out for an integrated faith that stands up in the midst of our fragmented lives.引进继续设置的阶段，至于其余的这本书-它的呼声，为一个综合的信念站起来，在中，我们支离破碎的生活。 It is in the midst of this fragmentation that our souls cry out for a life that makes sense–one that “clicks.” We don’t long for a system of thought–for a Jesus who simply paid the price for our sins or who helps us get through the bad times.这是在处于这个分散我们的灵魂哭出来的生活是有道理的-一“点击”我们不只要为系统的思路-为耶稣谁只是付出了代价，为我们的罪，或谁帮助我们渡过坏的时代。 We long for a radical Christ who is present in our lives–whose eyes dance with creativity and energy.我们长期为一个激进基督谁是目前在我们的生活-他们的眼中，舞蹈与创造力和能量。 We long for a Christ who experiences our lives with us in the depths, but who also invites us to drink deeply of the Divine.我们长期为基督谁的经验，我们的生活与我们在深处，但谁也请我们喝深深的神。

Scandrette depicts Jesus as a Companion (whose arms are open wide to all people), an Artist (whose imagination explored the depths of God’s kingdom), a Healer (who was present to the hungry, thirsty, sick, lonely, and imprisoned), and a Mystic (who dwelled in God’s presence and found, through contemplative prayer, the power to love). scandrette描绘耶稣作为一个同伴（他们的武器是公开广泛，所有的人） ，艺术家（他们的想象力，探索深处的上帝的英国） ，治愈者（谁是现在到饿，渴了，生病了，寂寞，和监禁） ，和神秘的（谁生活在上帝的存在和发现，通过沉思祈祷，权力，爱情） 。

Scandrette invites us on a journey–to experience THIS Jesus and and follow in his footsteps. scandrette邀请我们对之旅-体验这耶稣和后续在他的后尘。 Soul Graffiti is a call to discipleship in our post-Christian, fragmented world.灵魂涂鸦是打电话给门徒在我们的后基督教，支离破碎的世界。 Pick up your stencil and your can of paint: we’ve got some soul graffiti to paint.拿起您和您的样板可以油漆：我们已得到一些灵魂涂鸦作画。

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