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| So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore | 
 enlarge | Authors: Wayne Jacobsen, Dave Coleman
Publisher: Windblown Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 304
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 191
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0964729229
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9780964729223
ASIN: 0964729229
Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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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 challenges 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're tired of just 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!
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 I agree with Sue!!!!! April 29, 2006
33 out of 37 found this review helpful
I love this book. 5++++++ stars. I read the rough draft off the web and started ordering paperback copies for friends and family immediately. I got a copy for myself to read again and again. If I had to list my all-time favorite books on one hand, this book would be on that hand. It is packed with the wisdom of the Ages. How do you follow Jesus? How do you hear his voice? How do you help one another on the journey? No "religion" in this one. Want to know more about the authors and their work?? [...]
Amazing Book for All Christians, Even Those Who DO Want to Go to Church! June 22, 2007
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
*****
This book is perfect for people who have been alienated by the Christian church and/or by Christians, but also for people who are happy with the Christian church. It is actually a book about how to be in love with Jesus, and how that can manifest in today's church environment. I am sharing this book with everyone I know who is a Christian, and will read it again myself.
It doesn't matter what your denomination is or what your beliefs are; if you want to return to a "first love"-type relationship with Jesus, buy and read this book. You will not be able to put it down.
It is written as a novel, with a mysterious character who may be the disciple John, and a burnt-out pastor as the main character, Jake. Pastor Jake's life is suspenseful over the four years that the novel takes place, and the changes that take place in his life and in his thinking are riveting.
I read this in one day and am sharing it with my daughter, friend, and husband on our vacation. It will deliver an experience---a memory recreated in the present, if that makes sense---of the closest moments you have had with God.
If you are offended by or disillusioned with Christians, and especially if you are out of church altogether, it will help you to deal with what has happened to you. It may or may not bring you back to the institutional church, as this is totally irrelevant to the book---it's about how we've substituted church for Jesus, and in doing so, missed the best thing of all.
Highly recommended.
*****
Crucial book for the struggling Western Church July 14, 2006
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
A must for all tired, oppressed, work-driven, bored Christians who lead a joyless existence. Many know that a drastic change is needed in their Christianity, but few know what to do or what the real problems are. Many will be blessed and encouraged by this book, others will be furious and denounce it as heretical or rebellious. If you are happy with your church, thank God and don't read this book. Others fed up with dead religiosity will read it and rejoice. Those who have marvelled at the life and vibrancy of Christians in places like China after reading books such as "The Heavenly Man" by brother Yun will find this book helpful in their path of pursuing more of Jesus.
Wow, what a book! April 22, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is an incredible book. It's not long, but is incredibly powerful. It gently looks, in a fictional setting, at why so many Christians are discouraged, or fed up church, but without in any way criticising the Church as such.
Jake, the main character, relates a series of conversations he has with someone called John, and experiences many struggles as he tries to understand better what it really means to live in a meaningful relationship with God day by day.
Not everybody will relate to Jake, and not everybody will reject all forms of structured church. Nor should they - this isn't a book telling anyone what to do. As such as it's an excellent antidote to many of today's ultra-structured 'how to' books on living the Christian life or growing purposeful churches.
All in all, I highly recommend this to anyone as probably the most thought-provoking short novel I have ever read.
The Truth Shall Set You Free October 21, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The author has used an ingenious literary tool to help the reader see the truth about today's church. Although this truth is obscured by a "christian" version of political correctness, the author exposes it via this tool. The result is that the reader sees and understands things never perceived before, and enjoys the experience immensely.
Any unbeliever who resists a relationship with God because of what they see in today's church owes it to themselves to read this book!
Any believer who has ever wondered whether their church represents God's Truth will find the answer to that question and many others in this book. I highly recommend it.
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