What if our faith was never meant to be a religion? What if treating it as a religion is the fastest way to prevent it being a relationship? What if most of the problems you are having in living your faith come down to trying to live it as a religion? What about the joy you are supposed to be experiencing? What if religion is the antithesis of joy? If these questions reveal a lingering dissatisfaction with your faith, then my new book, Is God Religious? is for you. Here’s my premise: God is not religious. In fact, He hates religion and came to save us from it. Christianity was never meant to be a religion – it started as a relationship [think garden] and was intended to finish as a relationship [think Heaven]. The middle is supposed to be a relationship as well [think your life right now].What if you can’t have a relationship with God while treating it as a religion?We “talk” relationship but we “live” religion, with unsatisfying results. Christianity defines itself, first and foremost, as a relationship with God. Even though this is true, our human nature tends toward living a relationship with God as if it were a religion. A life focused on good behavior [religion] is essentially a life of self-focus, which is ultimately self-defeating as a substitute for actually knowing God. This book brings freedom from the bondage of critical self-judgment and the tyranny of living under a performance orientation toward God.What makes this book unique is that it is written in two voices, one theological and one deeply personal. The personal voice cannot escape its nature. I was born with an irrepressible sense of humor – “there must be a laugh around here somewhere!” The tone of the book is light and humorous but often, profound. Given the subject matter, it shouldn’t work, but it does. My journey out from under religion into a joyous relationship with God as a matter of survival for me. My story is compelling because it is the “proof in the pudding” for the theology set forth.The material set out in this book has a track record of transformed lives. It has been road tested over the last 30 years. It is written for those whose faith has not developed beyond rituals and rules, and hence has not lived up to the promise of “abundant life”. The book succeeds in facilitating a lifestyle of intimacy with the source of perfect love which brings transformation through that love. To truly know God is to be changed into His likeness.

Is God Religious?: If not, why are we?

Religion & Spirituality

Cowper-Smith, Mark

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A kingdom in danger. A prophecy that will change everything. But will they understand it in time? The old world is gone, and barely even histories remain. But something from that time is returning. The closing lines of a farewell poem, written centuries ago by the last great king of the age to his slain wife, might be more than just a poem: The world and all its light shall fade, I'll stay with her beneath the shade And wait until the world's remade... Join us in this epic fantasy adventure as three friends plunge into the great mystery of their age, twelve centuries in the making. A mysterious fog blankets the forest just outside the sleepy town of Suriya. A dark plot unfolds as Durian and his friends discover ties between a strange wanderer and the warlike barbarian kingdom far to the north. Are the mysterious things happening in the forest a prelude to invasion? What happens next will propel Durian and his curious friends into the middle of the oldest riddle in the history of their kingdom, a dozen centuries old. This book is safe for kids of all ages. If you're looking for something that's written in the traditional style of Lord of the Rings but set at a faster pace, then this book is for you. The Banished Lands introduces you to a brand new world of mystery and intrigue. Combining elements of fantasy romance, coming of age, and the epic struggle of good versus evil, The Banished Lands series will deliver on your expectations. Join us in this fantasy adventure quest in which three ordinary friends find themselves in the middle of extraordinary circumstances.

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Mester, Benjamin

Volume two to the epic Banished Lands saga. Join the continuing adventure as Durian and Pallin make the long trek toward the Banished Lands as Sheabor and the others unveil a startling plan for the survival of the Eastern Realm. But mysterious forces working in the shadows threaten to unravel everything they've accomplished.

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