{"product_id":"the-church-why-bother-paperback","title":"The Church: Why Bother? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Yancey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEugene H. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556487262501,"sku":"9780310344407","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/4PjAGn_xf-9780310344407.webp?v=1781373954","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-church-why-bother-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}