Afraid of church … never read the Bible

This encouraging note came in last week …

I just finished “A New Kind of Christianity” and thank you. I have never read the Bible. I have gone to some sunday school classes when I was a kid but don’t remember anything about them. My Church attendance has been fleeting at best, maybe 30 visits over the course of my entire life (of all different religions/denominations). I have been afraid of “church”, but in my heart I felt spiritual. Your book helped me to be able to verbalize and explain some things I’ve been feeling. It also helped to illustrate to me some differences that may be going on between myself and others.
My mom is going to read it next. She already said she doesn’t like the title, that it implies something is wrong. I laughed out loud as I read your last chapter and how you specifically address this. I believe I’m in a violet state-of-mind and Christianity may be a misnomer, all of it may be a misnomer and simply our human way of trying to title something new. Or maybe it’s not new, maybe it’s so simple “you can’t see the forest for the trees”, maybe it doesn’t need a title, maybe it’s just love.
Whatever it is, thanks for making me think about it.

Thanks for letting me know the book was helpful to you … For folks who “never read the Bible” – you might enjoy the podcast series I put together. It’s an overview of the Bible from a fresh perspective. Here’s the link …