Messing people up …

A reader writes:

There are so many things I’d like to say about your new book. I’ve been a Christian most if not all of my life – definitely under the Greco-Roman thought construct. Your book started out so tough and emotional for me. If your view on God changes – everything changes! My husband and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary last week and after a couple of glasses of wine I started to cry. He asked why and I said, “Brian McLaren is messing me up!” 🙂 I am so glad I temporarily shelved my greco-roman thoughts to think through these questions. My world has been blown apart, in such a great way. I feel like (and I’m not even done the book yet) I am better able to really love God – the way I always thought I should love him – without reservation! I also feel like I am able to love others better. For example, that comment from a reader on Amazon you quoted on your blog caused me to feel sadness for the individual rather than anger. I am so thankful for your writing and for putting to voice so many things I didn’t even know were going on inside me. Thank you.