Winner of a 2013 Leadership Journal Book Award ("Best of the Best"
in "The Leader's Inner Life" category) Why bother with the
Christian faith? In the post-Christian world, doubt and skepticism
come naturally to us. Many have given up on faith of any kind,
finding it shallow and unsatisfying. But still we yearn for more.
We hope for our children's futures. We long for lives that are
meaningful, even eternal. Grappling with his own questions, Jim
Belcher set out on a quest to see how the Christian faith faces the
challenges of the modern world and answers the cries of the human
soul. Seeking renewal after a draining season of life, he and his
family spent a year traveling through Europe, exploring the faith
that has shaped civilizations throughout the centuries. They
rediscovered key figures, places and events in the history of
Christianity, from C. S. Lewis's life at Oxford to Dietrich
Bonhoeffer's death in a concentration camp. Through the experiences
of William Wilberforce, Vincent Van Gogh, Corrie ten Boom and
others, Belcher saw glimpses of insight, beauty and courage that
transcended human limitations. He found himself surprised by joy
and compelled by faith. Whether you are giving up on Christianity
or encountering it for the first time, you are invited to come
along on this pilgrimage. Even if you are unsure of the
destination, the journey itself may take you far deeper than you
could ever imagine. FROM THE AUTHOR The story of In Search of Deep
Faith by Jim Belcher After almost 20 years pastoring two
congregations, raising four children and finishing my first book, I
was tired and worn down?out of gas. I needed to make a change, to
find a way to regain my passion for my calling. While I was
exhausted, my wife and I were also worried about our four children
and whether they were developing a strong enough faith to last a
lifetime. Were they being more influenced by the culture around
them?the media, materialism and friends?than by the story of
Christianity and its reality in their lives? Then we hit on an
idea. What if we traveled on a pilgrimage for a year to England and
Europe, and studied and experienced the biographies and places of
some of the great heroes of the faith?people like C.S Lewis,
Sheldon Vanauken, William Wilberforce, Corrie ten Boom, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer and Maria Von Trapp. Maybe this could get my passion
back for my calling and at the same time help my children develop a
deeper faith?a faith that shaped their imaginations and identities
and futures. So we left the comforts of Orange County, Ca and moved
to Oxford, England. We didn't have any definite plans but upon
arriving we discovered that a pilgrimage has three components: to
rediscover our roots, to understand that life is a journey and to
know our ultimate destination. These three ideas became our
inspiration, shaping the themes we pursued, revealing the heroes we
studied, and steering us across time and place. And as the
pilgrimage unfolded, day by day, month by month, what we learned
and experienced over the year would startle us and surprise us and
change us forever. In Search of Deep Faith is the record of this
pilgrimage, an unfolding drama marked by suspense and intrigue. I
hope you will take the journey with us and go deeper into the faith
than you could ever imagine.
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