more of a memoir than i was anticipating (i heard her on the radio and was intrigued), this book went quickly from a tatooed, alcoholic, recovering fundamentalist to a typical, run-of-the-mill preacher. sure, she comes off as 'Dear Sugar' (cheryl strayed) with her prefacing radical empathy, but ultimately she uses the same turn-off vocabulary i've heard/read in the past like: ...a kingdom rules by the crucified one and populated by the unclean...
what's next: the blood of the lamb?
this was my choice for bookclub so i was disappointed. her 'radical beliefs' reputation has more to do with her unorthodox looks and her inclusion of marginalized people in her church. unfortunately, this book can only preach to the converted.