Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Eva

Description: Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a quest to find out what it really means to be part of the Church. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Find hope and grace when you are feeling cynical about the church and faith.Are you struggling to connect with your church community Do you find yourself questioning the core beliefs that you once held dear Searching for Sunday, from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans is a heartfelt ode to the past and a hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the modern church.Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didnt want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--to her, it was beginning to feel like church culture was too far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing Evans back to church.Evans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of Searching for Sunday, Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again. Evans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Catholic church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what shes learned along the way, including:Faith isnt just meant to be believed, its meant to be lived and shared in communityChristianity isnt a kingdom for the worthy--its a kingdom for the hungry, the broken, and the imperfectThe countless and beautiful ways that God shows up in the ordinary parts of our daily lives Searching for Sunday will help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church. Author Biography Rachel Held Evans, an award-winning writer, is a popular blogger and the author of Faith Unraveled and the bestselling A Year of Biblical Womanhood. She lives in Dayton, TN. Prizes Commended for Christianity Today Book Award (Her.Meneutics) 2016 Long Description From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans comes a book that is both a heartfelt ode to the past and hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the Church. Centered around seven sacraments, Evans quest takes readers through a liturgical year with sharply honest and even funny stories about Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didnt want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back to Church. And so she set out on a journey to understand Church and to find her place in it. Baptism Communion Confirmation COnfession Marriage Vocation and even Death. Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didnt want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back to Church. And so she set out on a journey to understand Church and to find her place in it. A memoir about making do and taking risks, about the messiness of community and the power of grace, Searching for Sunday is about overcoming cynicism to find hope and, somewhere in between, Church. Details ISBN0718022122 Author Rachel Held Evans Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers Year 2015 ISBN-10 0718022122 ISBN-13 9780718022129 Format Paperback Imprint Thomas Nelson Publishers Subtitle Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church Place of Publication Nashville Country of Publication United States Pages 288 DEWEY 248 Short Title SEARCHING FOR SUNDAY Language English Media Book Illustrations black & white illustrations UK Release Date 2015-05-21 Publication Date 2015-05-21 US Release Date 2015-05-21 Illustrator Ariel Padilla Birth 19730620 Affiliation Bond University Position Associate Director Qualifications Ph.D. Alternative 9780718033965 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-09-20 NZ Release Date 2015-09-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126506374;

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