Reflections of the Christ Mind

Growing up in an atheist household, Paul Ferrini believed that Christ represented a religion dedicated to untruths, brutality, and self-interest. Then at the age of 23 Ferrini had an epiphany that forever changed his approach to Christ. "It took me awhile to realize he was not responsible for the lies or acts of cruelty," Ferrini writes in the preface to the book. "He was responsible only for what he thought, what he said, and what he did." In this vein, Ferrini has written the highly successful Reflections of the Christ Mind series (which includes Love Without Conditions and The Silence of the Heart), in which he represents Christ's voice and thoughts as if Jesus were speaking directly to the reader.

Rather than channeling, Ferrini explains that he connects with the "Christ mind" and writes what comes to him--a form of communion that anyone is capable of. The first-person tone of the teachings is intimate and inviting. Each reflection is about a paragraph or two long, so it can be relished in small bites. This collection of previously published material reads like a greatest hits album, with Ferrini offering his all-time favorite Christ mind reflections. --Gail Hudson