They like Jesus, but not the Church

I’m reading an interesting book right now from Dan Kimball entitled, “They Like Jesus, but not the Church.” After I was laid up in bed for a few days after surgery, my wife made the comment to me that I had not been reading as much this summer as I had done in the past. I am certainly behind on the summer reading list I published at the end of April. [I've currently read three of the thirteen books listed.] 

Dan’s book wasn’t on the list I published because I have been so familiar with Dan’s work and even attended a seminar he did on the subject several years ago as he was preparing to write the book. But the subject grabbed my attention and since it was a gift from my former pastor for graduation, I thought I would pick that up. 

The book is a really interesting collection that Dan has put together of his interaction with non-Christians. The idea for the book was born out hundreds of conversations that Dan had with non-Christians in which they consistently expressed a deep respect and admiration for Jesus, but a very strong negative reaction to the church and other forms of institutional Christianity.

I should wrap up my reading this week, and I plan on dedicating all my posts this week to some reflections from this book. 

If you’d like to get a copy of the book, here is the Amazon link. 

For more info, the publisher has setup this website with some other resources available for teaching the book.