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For anyone who feels caught in the tension between the beauty of God's story and the ugliness of human hypocrisy, Why I Still Believe offers a stirring story of hope.Why would anyone be a Christian when there is so much hypocrisy in the church? Mary Jo Sharp shares her journey as a skeptical believer who still holds to a beautiful faith despite wounding experiences in the Christian community.At a time when de-conversion stories have become all too common, this is an earnest response - the compelling conversion of an unlikely believer whose questions ultimately led her to irresistible hope. Sharp addresses her own struggle with the reality that God's people repeatedly give God's story a bad name and takes a careful look at how the current church often inadvertently produces atheists despite its life-giving message.For those who feel the ever-present tension between the beauty of salvation and the dark side of human nature, Why I Still Believe is a candid and approachable case for believing in God when you really want to walk away. With fresh and thoughtful insights, this spiritual narrative presents relevant answers to haunting questions like:Isn't there too much pain and suffering to believe?Is it okay to have doubt?What if Jesus' story is a copy of another story?Is there any evidence for Jesus' resurrection?Does atheism explain the human experience better than Christianity can?  How can the truth of Christianity matter when the behaviors of Christians are reprehensible?At once logical and loving, Sharp reframes the gospel as it truly is: the good news of redemption. With firmly grounded truths, Why I Still Believe is an affirming reminder that the hypocrisy of Christians can never negate the transforming grace and truth of Christ.

At this time of writing, The Audiobook Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist’s Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God has garnered 8 customer reviews with rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Not a bad score at all as if you round it off, it’s actually a perfect TEN already. From the looks of that rating, we can say the Audiobook is Good TO READ!

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So if I'm being honest my anticipation was not high for the book itself. It was nothing against the author or the subject matter. But it was the fact that I read LOTS of apologetics books and I was anticipating a somewhat watered down version of arguments that I was familiar with. Long story short this is NOT what I got. Of course I got a number of important apologetic arguments but these all had a personal twist of what they meant to Mary Jo in her personal moments of doubt. However, what I did not expect was a gut punch that I got hit with in the early chapters as I had suppressed memories of my own experiences in the church flash vividly back to mind as I recalled the spiral of my own crisis of faith and the doubts I have had even since that remain unforgettable.
Each night as I would read a chapter I thought about my past history with various churches and Christians as well as my present dealings with them. Speaking of chapters, they are the perfect length and adequately cover each topic or story without dragging on needlessly. Also the book makes for an easy read no matter your knowledge of apologetics. If you have ever been hurt by a "church" or those in it. Then this book is without a doubt for you. Maybe you have even attempted to move on to a new belief or spiritual perspective because all you could see was hypocrisy and unanswered questions. I know because I have been there and picking this up  finally felt a sense of relief that I was not alone while at the same time feeling dreadfully sorry that others had experienced the same.
To go into a bit more detail, the first half of the book covers stories of Mary Jo's journey from atheist to Christian and then from average Christian to apologist. Along the way are some great stories that cover the spectrum from touching, to funny, and downright sad, these are all too exemplary of many situations some Christians experience. The second half of the book focus more on hard questions and where she sought the answers and how she reconciled these things in her own mind. Explanations are open, honest, and personal. The problem of evil is addressed as is the resurrection, the deity of Jesus, and the "problem" of beauty.
Now, all this is not to say it is a perfect. You may not even like it because of what it reflects in yourself. Even as noted by one of the chapter titles "No Tidy Endings" there really are no satisfying resolutions to many of the stories shared. No follow ups, no "where are they now", and no answer to the problem of hypocrisy within the church. However, I feel sure that this was the ultimate intent. We don't know the whole story because its not finished yet. I mean perhaps one day we will see a sequel (maybe even from her husbands perspective) but greater yet is the grand story of reality. We only see small glimpses of the ultimate tapestry being woven but the final story will be great. Until then we must press on and try our best to not be part of the problem.Overall this would be a 4.5 from me. But it didn’t feel right rounding down in this case because of my own discomforts that came up while I was reading it.
So you are about to be done with Christianity? Before you call it quits let Mary Jo take you on a personal journey. This journey answers many challenges and yet provides many more personal and life long questions that will drive you to think, just as any good book should.

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