{"product_id":"9780718022129","title":"Searching For Sunday","description":"Author: Rachel Held Evans\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780718022129\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Sep 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind hope and grace when you are feeling cynical about the church and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you struggling to connect with your church community Do you find yourself questioning the core beliefs that you once held dear\u003cem\u003e Searching for Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Rachel Held Evans is a heartfelt ode to the past and a hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the modern church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--to her, it was beginning to feel like church culture was too far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing Evans back to church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sunday,\u003c\/em\u003e Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Catholic church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what she's learned along the way, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaith isn't just meant to be believed, it's meant to be lived and shared in community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristianity isn't a kingdom for the worthy--it's a kingdom for the hungry, the broken, and the imperfect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe countless and beautiful ways that God shows up in the ordinary parts of our daily lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearching for Sunday \u003c\/em\u003ewill help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988938997918,"sku":"ING-9780718022129","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780718022129.jpg?v=1784270419","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780718022129","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}