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Cargando... Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christianspor Jim Henderson, Jim Henderson, Jim Henderson
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What does an atheist think about church? Jim Henderson decided that the best way to find out was to ask! So he recruited an atheist--Matt Casper--to visit twelve leading churches with him and give the "first impression" perspective of a non-believer. Week after week, this spiritual odd couple attended services at churches all over the country and documented their experiences at and reactions to each one. Along the way, they found the real value of their journey in the open and authentic friendship that developed as they talked, questioned, joked, and--most important--listened. Follow along with Jim and Casper on their visits, and eavesdrop as they discuss what they found. Their articulate, sometimes humorous, and always insightful dialogue offers Christians a new view of an environment where we've become overly comfortable: the church. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The book was nearly impossible for me to put down. I would’ve read it in one sitting if I had the time!
I couldn’t help but wish that I would’ve kept my notes from my semester of church-hopping while at IWU! Reading through these conversations brought back some interesting memories and an overwhelming renewal to my own heart’s passion to love God and love my neighbor as myself.
It should be obvious to each of us by simply pausing for a moment of thought to realize that we are doing “church” a whole lot different than Jesus ever probably intended. Sure a couple thousand years have passed and culture is strikingly more-modern than in Jesus’ time, but the message hasn’t changed and the urgency of that message hasn’t either.
Why is it, then, that we have clouded our churches with so much “other”? Sure we’re doing church fairly well by our own standards, but why isn’t “the church” known as an organization that loves God first and loves our neighbors as much as we do ourselves? Aren’t THOSE the things Christ told us to be about?
Why the focus on music? Why the focus on nice buildings? Why the focus on being “post-modern”?
Shouldn’t those things be further down the line AFTER loving God and loving people?
I’m challenged. ( )