{"product_id":"church-why-bother-9780310344407","title":"Church: Why Bother?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInsights from Philip Yancey's personal pilgrimage away from and back to the church--what made him walk away, and what drew him back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are there so many more professing Christians than churchgoing Christians? Is it because something is wrong with the church?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his candid, thought-provoking manner, award-winning author Philip Yancey reveals the reasons behind his own journey back from skepticism to wholehearted participation in the church. This book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeighs the church's human failings against its compelling worth as the body of Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooks into what God may have in mind for His church.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses how the church can reach beyond its walls and into the communities and lives around it to be more than just \"Sunday worship.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYancey does not whitewash the church's faults. He sets them against the overwhelming balance of its strengths: its heart for God, its care for the hurting, its outreach to the lost, and its value as family and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for anyone who's ever wondered: \u003cem\u003eWhy bother with church?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Yancey serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine. He has written thirteen Gold Medallion Award-winning books and won two ECPA Book of the Year awards for \u003cem\u003eWhat's So Amazing About Grace?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Jesus I Never Knew\u003c\/em\u003e. Four of his books have sold over one million copies. Yancey lives with his wife in Colorado. Website: www.philipyancey.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644464828690,"sku":"9780310344407","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2bb0b753-3411-45a1-9699-863783c8587c.jpg?v=1733110894","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/church-why-bother-9780310344407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}