Summary Of Finding Faith A Search For What Makes Sense

Brian D. Mclaren continues the rest of the spiritual journey in “Finding Faith: Search for What is Real”, the introduction and chapters of this book is a continuation of his first book “Finding Faith: A Search for What Makes Sense”. Mclaren’s in his forst book tells the readers about God’s existence and how good faith is real and humble; in his second book he continue his faith journey by explaining to the readers ways to sort through concerns that arise when Considering God as a friend we connect with. The book starts with a foreword by Steve Chalke, The short story is about a dream. The dream is Jesus coming back to earth in the sixteenth century and get arrested by inquisitor then told he will be killed. The inquisitor explains the reasoning for killing Jesus are because he gave the people too much freedom, and he did not force them to believe. The inquisitor continues with explaining that with too much freedom comes uncertainty. The story is a reminder that Jesus never forced faith upon us, he invited us to believe and accepted our
Also, i agreed with the author regarding some classifications he made. The church can be a hostile place to nonbelievers and therefore it can draw people away from God, what i think is the most influential part is the community that shows their faith though actions. Throughout my life i witnessed hypocrisy and judgment within the congregation of the church which is discouraging but in the community i am able to meet people that convince me of God presence through their actions, through my journey with family and friends my faith nourished as i fully understood the concepts of love and Gods’ blessings for