Do you ever feel like you are just mimicking the religion that you grew up with? This book appears to be primarily geared toward the twenty-something group. What I’ve found is the parents can be over-protective and sometimes (hate to say this) but shove religion down their kids throat. Later on, some of these kids rebel. They go to parties and live the life they finally have been waiting for all these years.
This book hits the nail on the head. They (the authors) grew up in a Christian home and were even leaders in a youth group. You’d think they were the perfect Christian brothers. But, they strayed and lived the life. Parties, video games, and even pornography invaded their lives. They gave up on the Christian faith. Or, they felt that their faith wasn’t really theirs but their parents. And that’s the heart of this book – making your faith your own. It’s not just their story. At the end of each chapter, they make it real by making it real by including other voices (people who have shared similar experiences).
Eight main topics are tackled. They include: Why Firsthand Matters, Soul Thirst, Sick of Secrets, Real Faith-Real Change, Trashing the Checklist, Question Everything, Divine Disturbance and Firsthand Community.
I recommend this book to the early twenty-something crowd as well as youth pastors. I was given a copy of this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
I recommend this book to the early twenty-something crowd as well as youth pastors. I was given a copy of this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
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