Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. She served on President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and kept a busy schedule speaking at churches, conferences, and universities. It's ok to question. The church unites us (marriage).”While “searching for Sunday,” Rachel finds resurrection.

But I’ve faithfully read her online musings for several years now. Because of the resurrection, we can all experience God's kingdom today on this earth. by Thomas Nelson Come eat with us and talk.’ “And the notion that a single tradition owns the lockbox on truth is laughable, “But there is a difference between curing and healing, “This is the church. She uses as arguments the Orthodox and Roman sacraments to support a very, very liberal mentality that is not rooted in the Scripture. Amanda is a singer/songwriter out of Boone, North Carolina. Searching for Sunday is in turns heart-warming, and heart-breaking, it’s an ‘oh yes’, and then an ‘oh no’, kind of book. 6/5/18 - The re-read was just as good, if not better, than the first one.
I was intrigued by the title Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church because I have upon occasion also felt like I was searching for the best church "home." Five stars for the hard work it takes to be part of the church and the heartbreak that comes along with it.

The church is God saying: ‘I’m throwing a banquet, and all these mismatched, messed-up people are invited. More and more the idea of "the table", where all are called and accepted no matter their life-style, is pushed into focus.

This book has sat on my shelf for awhile. We have watched churches value purity over people, a new building over their neighbors, and one's political party over their participation in the Kingdom of God.
"But if the world is watching, we might as well tell the truth.

I believe it will help believers and doubters alike find hope again through community with God and others.“In the ritual of baptism, our ancestors acted out the bizarre truth of the Christian identity: We are people who stand totally exposed before evil and death and declare them powerless against love. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "In Searching for Sunday, Rachel's honest and hopeful wrestling tore through my cynicism about the perils of organized religion and touched my heart, reminding me why this broken but beautiful Bride is worth the fight." Not a criticism just an observation. It is with this backdrop I read Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans. To this I am always tempted to respond: “But the gospel doesn’t need a coalition devoted to keeping the wrong people out. While I knew I wanted to read it if for no other reason than I find Held Evans to be very thought-provoking, I especially liked the premise behind this one.

Instead, what the book delivered was a memoir of Held Evans journey through dissatisfaction with most churches she has encountered. I found this book to be seriously lacking.

The structure, around seven sacraments, not only provides a fascinating framing for the book, it offers tangible ways we, the reader, can meet with God and each other. "Honest and moving, this memoir is both theologically astute and beautifully written." I think Rachel will hit home with many who feel this way in her book. I think this is probably one of the "feel good" books we keep hearing about, making room for every form of "Christianity", whether its base is the Bible or not. Rachel brilliantly weaves story, humor, history, and exhortation to share about "thI was raised in the Christian tradition of Evangelicalism and have become, and seen friends become, increasingly unsettled and discouraged by trends we see in the American Church. I will not write a long review, I will simply say that Rachel Evans is very good with words, a fantastic writer, but her arguments are not biblical, no matter how you want to look at them. Searching for SundayAnyone who’s ever doubted their religion or their faith will certainly connect with Evans’ exploration into Christianity and her own faith. Latest; Search. I’m glad God made allowances for that. This is the body-like-no-other that God has shaped and placed in the world.

And so I find strength to continue in this relationship that both Jacob wrestled with God; I seem to be wrestling with the bride of Christ.

“‘Let’s not forget that Jesus told the woman to go and sin no more,’ some like to say when they think the church is getting too soft on other people’s sin. Loved this video; thanks for sharing the link, Mike.

Arranged around the imagery of seven sacraments, Searching for Sunday is a book about all that is frustrating and beautiful and complicated about church, and I dedicated it to my blog readers and my sister, Amanda Opelt. Here, have some wine.’ ”And some bring light to confront the injustice within it.In some circles, the author and blogger Rachel Held Evans gets a false reputation for being a hater of the church.


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