Abandon dead, dry rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate, provocative poem titled ?Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.? The 4-minute video literally became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). In Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks contrasts similar to those he drew in the poem ? highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair and hope. Jeff's book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. Listen to that voice, then follow it ? right to the feet of Jesus.? ? Bob Goff, author of bestselling book Love Does You will find yourself challenged to look past prejudice, habits, and traditions and rediscover the person you fell in love with in the first place: Jesus.? ? Judah Smith, lead pastor of the City Church and author of bestselling book Jesus Is _____ Be prepared for a trip unlike what you?d expect. Buckle up It will open the eyes of readers of all ages and strengthen the faith of those chasing after the greatest leader this world has ever known.? ? Governor Mike Huckabee, syndicated TV and radio host, and bestselling author Thinkers and seekers and questioners ? start here. Wrestle it out. You can't walk away from these provocative pages unmoved.? ? Ann Voskamp, author of bestselling book One Thousand Gifts

It is not an accident that racism is alive and well in the American church. Racism has, in fact, been taught within the church for so long most of us don’t even recognize it anymore. Pastor Albert Tate guides all of us in acknowledging the racism that keeps us from loving each other the way God intends and encourages siblings in Christ to sit together in racial discomfort, examining the role we may play in someone’s else’s struggle.

How We Love Matters: A Call to Practice Relentless Racial Reconciliation is a series of nine moving letters that educate, enlighten, and reimagine discipleship in a way that flips the church on its head. In these letters that include Dear Whiteness, Dear America, and Dear Church, Tate calls out racism in the world, the church, within himself and us. These letters present an anti-racist mission and vision for believers to follow that helps us to speak up at the family table and call out this evil so it will not persist in future generations.

Tate believes that the only way to make change is by telling the truth about where we are—relationally, internally, and spiritually. How We Love Matters is an exposition of relevant Biblical truth, a clarion call for all believers to examine how they see and understand each other, and it is a way forward toward justice, reconciliation, and healing. Because, yes, it is important that we love each other, but it is even more important how we love each other.