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Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community
Written by Brett McCracken
Narrated by Lyle Blaker
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Does your church make you uncomfortable?It's easy to dream about the “perfect” church-a church that sings just the right songs set to just the right music before the pastor preaches just the right sermon to a room filled with just the right mix of people who happen to agree with you on just about everything.Chances are your church doesn't quite look like that. But what if instead of searching for a church that makes us comfortable, we learned to love our church, even when it's challenging? What if some of the discomfort that we often experience is actually good for us?This book is a call to embrace the uncomfortable aspects of Christian community, whether that means believing difficult truths, pursuing difficult holiness, or loving difficult people-all for the sake of the gospel, God's glory, and our joy.
Author
Brett McCracken
Brett McCracken is a senior editor for the Gospel Coalition and the author of Uncomfortable; Hipster Christianity; and Gray Matters. He lives with his family in Southern California, where he serves as an elder at Southlands Church.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brett leans well into the not only the culture of our modern day church, but also our modern secular cultures which is quite convicting in it’s similarities. I am convinced about the risks of “autonomy” and “authenticity” and was persuaded by his call to seek discomfort.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Insightful article on how some Christians choose comfort over commitment