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Church: Why Bother?
by Philip Yancey
Yancey's short, personal answer to why he stayed in church after a toxic fundamentalist upbringing. Brief and candid.
Read it if…
you have been hurt by church and are deciding whether to return.
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Skip it if…
you want a theology of the church.
Try instead: Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World →
Three things you will actually use
- Church is for the imperfect.
- Find one that practices grace.
- Bother, carefully.
Do this first
Read it in an evening.
Our verdict
Why bother with church.
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