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Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God

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ISBN: 9780310353867
Publisher: Zondervan
Language: English
Page Count: 239
Publication Date: 11/5/2019
Size: 8.39" l x 5.46" w x 0.69"
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Why would anyone be a Christian when there is so much hypocrisy in the church? Mary Jo Sharp shares her journey as a skeptical believer who still holds to a beautiful faith despite wounding experiences in the Christian community.

At a time when de-conversion stories have become all too common, this is an earnest response - the compelling conversion of an unlikely believer whose questions ultimately led her to irresistible hope. Sharp addresses her own struggle with the reality that God's people repeatedly give God's story a bad name and takes a careful look at how the current church often inadvertently produces atheists despite its life-giving message.

For those who feel the ever-present tension between the beauty of salvation and the dark side of human nature, Why I Still Believe is a candid and approachable case for believing in God when you really want to walk away. With fresh and thoughtful insights, this spiritual narrative presents relevant answers to haunting questions like:

• Isn't there too much pain and suffering to believe?
• Is it okay to have doubt?
• What if Jesus' story is a copy of another story?
• Is there any evidence for Jesus' resurrection?
• Does atheism explain the human experience better than Christianity can?
• How can the truth of Christianity matter when the behaviors of Christians are reprehensible?

At once logical and loving, Sharp reframes the gospel as it truly is: the good news of redemption. With firmly grounded truths, Why I Still Believe is an affirming reminder that the hypocrisy of Christians can never negate the transforming grace and truth of Christ.

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