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'The more I looked, the more I found Christian Atheists everywhere.' Former Christian Atheist Craig Groeschel knows his subject all too well. After over a decade of successful ministry, he had to make a painful self admission: although he believed in God, he was leading his church like God didn't exist. To Christians and non-Christians alike, to the churched and the unchurched, the journey leading up to Groeschel's admission and the journey that follows---from his family and his upbringing to the lackluster and even diametrically opposed expressions of faith he encountered---will look and sound like the story of their own lives. Now the founding and senior pastor of the multicampus, pace-setting LifeChurch.tv, Groeschel's personal journey toward a more authentic God-honoring life is more relevant than ever. Christians and Christian Atheists everywhere will be nodding their heads as they are challenged to take their own honest moment and ask the question: am I putting my whole faith in God but still living as if everything was up to me?

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"The more I looked, the more I found Christian Atheists everywhere." Former Christian Atheist Craig Groeschel knows his subject all too well. After over a decade of successful ministry, he had to make a painful self admission: although he believed in God, he was leading his church like God didn't exist. To Christians and non-Christians alike, to the churched and the unchurched, the journey leading up to Groeschel's admission and the journey that follows--from his family and his upbringing to the lackluster and even diametrically opposed expressions of faith he encountered--will look and sound like the story of their own lives. Now the founding and senior pastor of the multicampus, pace-setting LifeChurch.tv, Groeschel's personal journey toward a more authentic God-honoring life is more relevant than ever.

Christians and Christian Atheists everywhere will be nodding their heads as they are challenged to take their own honest moment and ask the question: am I putting my whole faith in God but still living as if everything was up to me?

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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Zondervan (March 19, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 031032789X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0310327899
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's a must read!, March 24, 2010
This review is from: The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist (Hardcover)
WOW!!!! This is a must read, rarely do I find a book that pushes me past my comfort zone and into the game, but "the Christian Atheist" does just that. If you have been looking for a book to challenge you out of the mundane status quo living then read this book! Here is what you will find inside:

Chapter 1: When You Believe in God but Don't Really Know Him

Chapter 2: When You Believe in God but Are Ashamed of Your Past

Chapter 3: When You Believe in God but Aren't Sure He Loves You

Chapter 4: When You Believe in God but Not in Prayer

Chapter 5: When You Believe in God but Don't Think He's Fair

Chapter 6: When You Believe in God but Won't Forgive

Chapter 7: When You Believe in God but Don't Think You Can Change

Chapter 8: When You Believe in God but Still Worry All the Time

Chapter 9: When You Believe in God but Pursue Happiness at Any Cost

Chapter 10: When You Believe in God but Trust More in Money

Chapter 11: When You Believe in God but Don't Share Your Faith

Chapter 12: When You Believe in God but Not in His Church

As you can see there are so many chapters relevant to were many of us live our lives. One word of advice DON'T miss the "Afterword" where Craig talks about stepping across the third line. You will leave the book challenged and inspired!
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven, but worth reading, April 12, 2010
This review is from: The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist (Hardcover)
I've never read any of Groeschel's books before. This book stood out to me in the bookstore with its red cover and the words "Christian" and "atheist" juxtaposed. I've been reading several different books lately on how to be a better Christian, and this fit right in. Christian atheist is just a catchy term to suck the reader in, and it worked for this reader.

While I didn't find it as hard-hitting as other reviewers, Pastor Craig does make some good points. The chapters on worry and forgiveness are the best. The chapters on money and some others aren't as strong, and the points he makes aren't as profound. I'd wish he go into more detail on how to handle certain issues. He brings up Christian singles who want to meet that special someone, and suggests they visit gatherings of those with similar morals. Outside of church, and some volunteering, I am still trying to meet such people!

Pastor Craig is at his best when confessing his own faults. While he is not as overly dramatic as Jimmy Swaggert, he does admit to more than the fairly innocuous admissions you may hear in a typical Sunday sermon. This is where he is at his most real.

This is still a good read on how to be a better Christian, but the title of the book implies something more. I thought that Francis Chan's "Crazy Love" made similar points but with a more radical approach and I enjoyed it better. I'd also recommend John Ortberg's "When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box".
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A challenging call to believe what you say you believe, April 29, 2010
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It should be easy to spot people who really believe that God exists and Jesus was who he claimed to be, because they should be acting as if God is an ever-present part of their reality, and yet surveys tend to show that there is very little difference in the way people who claim to be Christians behave when compared to others. Craig Groeschel explores why this is so in this book.

The book examines a number of ways in which Christians fail to act consistently with their stated beliefs: not really knowing God, remaining ashamed of your past, being unsure of God's love for you, not believing in prayer, not trusting that God is fair, failing to forgive, not believing that you can change, clinging to worry, pursuing happiness at any cost, trusting more in money than in God, not sharing your faith, and not being part of the church.

The book demonstrates that a lack of faith can be manifested in many different ways, and it points out what are likely to be some key areas of sin in the reader's life, although it does this in a non-judgemental way because the author confesses that he commits the same sins. This is a very well-written book which anyone who claims to be a Christian would benefit from reading.
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