{"product_id":"church-why-bother-9780310344407","title":"Church Why Bother","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864383140183,"sku":"9780310344407","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780310344407.jpg?v=1791455241","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/church-why-bother-9780310344407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}