Jesus Freaks is a 1999 book by dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs. The name comes from the hit album that they released in 1995. It includes stories and testimonies of Christians from all over the world, past and present, who have been persecuted, tortured, or martyred for their Christian beliefs. Jesus Freaks is published by Albury Publishing (ISBN 1-57778-072-8).
After its publication, a sequel book was also published, along with affiliated books. These included a blank Journal book, Journal, a devotional-style book, Live Like a Jesus Freak, and a book of Bible verses, Promises for a Jesus Freak, for many occasions from many Protestant Bible translations, including the popular The Message translation.
Voice of the Martyrs also released a book independently of similar stories, Extreme Devotion.
Famous quotes containing the words jesus and/or freaks:
“Without our suffering, our work would just be social work, very good and helpful, but it would not be the work of Jesus Christ, not part of the Redemption.... All the desolation of the poor people, not only their material poverty, but their spiritual destitution, must be redeemed. And we must share it, for only by being one with them can we redeem them by bringing God into their lives and bringing them to God.”
—Mother Teresa (b. 1910)
“There’s a quality of legend about freaks. Like a person in a fairy tale who stops you and demands that you answer a riddle. Most people go through life dreading they’ll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They’ve already passed their test in life. They’re aristocrats.”
—Diane Arbus (1923–1971)