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Jesus > Religion audiobook

  • By: Jefferson Bethke
  • Narrator: Jefferson Bethke
  • Category: Self-Help, Spiritual
  • Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson
  • Publish date: October 14, 2013
  • Language: English
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Jesus > Religion Audiobook Summary

Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved.

Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year).

Bethke’s message clearly struck a chord with believers and nonbelievers alike, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged.

In his New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem–highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair, and hope.

With refreshing candor, he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior. Along the way, Bethke gives you the tools you need to:

  • Humbly and prayerfully open your mind
  • Understand Jesus for all that he is
  • View the church from a brand-new perspective

Bethke is quick to acknowledge that he’s not a pastor or theologian, but simply an ordinary, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled. On this journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who beckoned him with love beyond the props of false religion.

Praise for Jesus > Religion:

“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 New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always

“The book you hold in your hands is Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz meets C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity meets Augustine’s Confessions. This book is going to awaken an entire generation to Jesus and His grace.” –Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of Limitless Life: Breaking Free from the Labels That Hold You Back

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Jesus > Religion Audiobook Narrator

Jefferson Bethke is the narrator of Jesus > Religion audiobook that was written by Jefferson Bethke

Jefferson Bethke is the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion and It’s Not What You Think. He and his wife, Alyssa, host The Real Life Podcast and run FamilyTeams.com, an online initiative equipping families to live as a multi-generational team on mission. They live in Maui with their daughters, Kinsley and Lucy, and son, Kannon. To say hi or to learn more, go to jeffandalyssa.com.

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Jefferson Bethke is the author of Jesus > Religion

Jesus > Religion Full Details

Narrator Jefferson Bethke
Length 4 hours 11 minutes
Author Jefferson Bethke
Category
Publisher Thomas Nelson
Release date October 14, 2013
ISBN 9781400206346

Subjects

The publisher of the Jesus > Religion is Thomas Nelson. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Self-Help, Spiritual

Additional info

The publisher of the Jesus > Religion is Thomas Nelson. The imprint is Thomas Nelson. It is supplied by Thomas Nelson. The ISBN-13 is 9781400206346.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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