Adjectives For Jesus

By placing "wisdom" with the word Jesus in the title of her text, Cynthia Bourgeault creates an emotional & mental image; she also makes a strong theological statement. Pairing the name of Jesus with various words & adjectives creates powerful & positive associations. In class, we brainstormed our own list of "Jesusy-adjectives" based on our own ideas, feelings, & experiences.

This is the list we came up with. Would you like to add your own?

Creative Jesus

Forgiving Jesus

Transforming Jesus

Practical Jesus

Applicable Jesus

Accepting Jesus

Tolerant Jesus

Insightful Jesus

Universal Jesus

Loving Jesus

Compassionate Jesus

Spiritual Jesus

Elusive Jesus

Open Jesus

Disturbing Jesus

Mystical Jesus

Little Jesus

Empowering Jesus

Human Jesus

Real Jesus