The Church

<p><strong>Insights from Philip Yancey's personal pilgrimage away from and back to the church--what made him walk away and what drew him back.</strong></p><p>Why are there so many more professing Christians than churchgoing Christians? Is it because something is wrong with the church?</p><p>In 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: </p><ul><li>Weighs the church's human failings against its compelling worth as the body of Christ.</li><li>Looks into what God may have in mind for His church.</li><li>Discusses how the church can reach beyond its walls and into the communities and lives around it to be more than just Sunday worship.</li></ul><p><br />Yancey 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 to the lost and its value as family and community.</p><p>This book is for anyone who's ever wondered: <em>Why bother with church?</em></p>