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Giving Faith a Second Chance: Restarts, Mulligans and Do-Overs

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In his book, "Giving Faith a Second Chance," author Christopher B. Wolf appeals to Christians who feel distanced from God. A self-proclaimed "benefactor of second chances and do-overs," Wolf offers spiritual advice coupled with compassion to bring Christians back into an interactive relationship with God.

The purpose of "Giving Faith a Second Chance" is to restore and renew believers. It describes various emotions and behaviors that keep people from the presence of God. For example, Wolf includes chapters on shame, grief, addiction, anger, fear, depression, sin and others. He then provides the reader with a fresh look at the situation, and then offers both a personal and Biblical perspective on how to deal with these issues of life.

In the "A Homecoming" chapter of the book, Wolf refers to the story of the Prodigal Son and says this: "We start facing the truth, at the rope end. At the same time, it's incredible how the end of the rope jars our memories of good things like old pictures -- of what can still be good."

I recommend "Giving Faith a Second Chance" to every Christian who has been offended, disappointed, discouraged or who has gotten weary in the spiritual battle. I also recommend this book to Christian leaders and pastors looking for a compassionate approach to reach Christians who have fallen away from God.

-- Jamee Rae Pineda

If you have been in the church pews for years or have not been inside a church for years this book is for you!!! Christopher does a great job of taking an honest look at life and the struggles many of us share with the organized church. His stories connected with me deeply and I identified with many of the people he wrote about even when those were the "bad examples" or people who were not sharing the love of God). I would recommend it for reading both on your own, but would be great to read with others and to talk about your own experiences. Great read!!!