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 2009-01-04 - Answers questions you may not yet have asked (out loud)
Not so much an indictment of 'going to church' as a deep and insightful look at what fallen humanity manages to make of initially good ideas regarding community and fellowship. A unique approach is used here, with the storyteller sharing his growth of understanding as it occurred over 4 years of 'unscheduled' encounters with a man who speaks of Jesus with an intimate knowledge, as though he walked beside Him while on earth. Giving rise to speculation about whether THIS 'John' might be John the Disciple himself, these encounters pull the reader into his own state of wonder about how a first century Christian would view our idea of 'church' in the 21st Century. If you are a person who has been involved in 'church' in the way we often view the Christian religious organizations in America, whether institutional OR house church in form, be prepared to find yourself in uncomfortable descriptions and attitudes that you may well have not ever perceived being part of who you are, as well as a new perspective on systems and leaders you admire and trust. Much of the discomfort comes from realizing what stress and difficulty our systems have inadvertently set up, even for our youngest Sunday School goers, in confusing performance based affirmation with the unearned (I would say agape, though the writer does not use that term) love of God for His children, and the trust relationship He desires us to have with Him each and every day. Read this book! Take from it what God gives you to find, and perhaps you will move into a place of Christ-life that you never dreamed possible, and find your relationship with the Father far more real than heretofore realized.
2008-12-26 - Fascinating Book
This book was a fantastic, inspirational and creative story. "So You Don t Want to Go To Church Anymore" is a story of a man's struggle with his religion. The character, Jake, meets a man who just may be one of Jesus' original disciples still alive today. It's a heartfelt story that takes the reader through a maze of emotional turmoil. I hope people will start practicing their religion again with enthusiasm as a result of this book. I'm not a fiction writer but I've always admired those fiction writers who can make up a story with their great imaginations, like Jake Colsen, Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman, for so many people to enjoy. I see people recommending in their reviews my book, "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone," and I just want them to know how much I appreciate their recommendation. I wrote this book out of love and for the glory of God and Jesus, not for my own fame or fortune. I welcome people to read my book, I'm sure you'll find this non-fiction account of God just as inspiring.
2008-12-26 - Engrossing Book
I really enjoyed this book "So You Don t Want to Go To Church Anymore" by Jake Colsen. The character Jake meets a disciple of Jesus in the twenty-first century. He learns from this disciple what it really means to live in the depth of Jesus Christ. I just finished reading another beautiful book entitled "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone" by John H. Eagan. It also deals with Jesus' great love for us. I'm sure you will find it a great read as well.
 2008-12-23 - It's About Relationship - Not Religion
This book confirms everything I've felt and been saying for years...it's not about religion but relationship!
God don't care what banner you wear or what organization you belong to. There won't be assigned places in heaven for Baptists or Catholics or even Pentacostals. I doubt He really cares about what you do to show how 'christian' you are...He cares about the condition of your heart and the state of your relationship with HIM!
Even if you are happy in your current house of worship, if you hunger and thirst for a deeper, more intimate, more personal relationship with the Father through Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit - read this book!
It will set you free to love Him and commune with Him in the kind of relationship He deserves and desires to have with you.
Pamela S Thibodeaux, Author of Tempered Hearts
"Inspirational with an Edge" (TM)
2008-12-22 - A challenging way to look at your walk with Christ
The title of this book is very provocative, but the message is sound and biblical. So You Don't Want to Go To Church Anymore challenges the Sunday Christian mentality and motives of those who gather in Christ's name. Is Church a place? A building? A time to meet? Are you getting relationship with Christ and through other believers by simply attending? If you believe in Christ but get frustrated and bored with the religious routines, this book will help you put meaning to your emotions. If you are solid in Christ and a devout church goer, you will get a new perspective on what Christ intended for relations among believers and non-believers.
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