| So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore: An Unexpected Journey Contributor(s): Jacobsen, Wayne (Author), Coleman, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 0964729229 ISBN-13: 9780964729223 Publisher: Windblown Media OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: What would you do if you met someone you thought just might be one of Jesus' original disciples still living in the 21st Century? That's Jake's dilemma as he meets a man who talks of Jesus as if he had known him, and whose way of living changes everything Jake had previously known. So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore is Jake's compelling journal that chronicles thirteen conversations with his newfound friend over a four-year period and how those exchanges turn Jake's world upside-down. With his help, Jake faces his darkest fears, struggles through brutal circumstances and comes out on the other side in the joy and freedom he always dreamed was possible. If you are tired of going through the motions of Christianity and want to mine the depths of what it really means to live deeply in Christ, you'll find Jake's story will give you hope for your own. This book probes the difficult questions and offers some far-reaching answers. It just might turn your world upside-down as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Contemporary - Fiction | Religious - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006282353 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.36" W x 7.93" (0.41 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jake Colsen, an overworked and disillusioned pastor, happens into a stranger who bears an uncanny resemblance (in manner) to the apostle John. A number of encounters with John as well as a family crisis lead Jake to a new understanding of what his life should be like: one filled with faith bolstered by a steady, close relationship with the God of the universe. Facing his own disappointment with Christianity, Jake must forsake the habits that have made his faith rote and rediscover the love that captured his heart when he first believed. Compelling and intensely personal, So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anything relates a man's rebirth from performance-based Christianity to a loving friendship with Christ that affects all he does, thinks, and says. As John tells Jake, "There is nothing the Father desires for you more than that you fall squarely in the lap of his love and never move from that place for the rest of your life." |