{"product_id":"jesus-me-kirk-sheppard-9798249088491","title":"Jesus \u0026 Me: Questioning God, Life, and Everything in Between","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when everything you thought you knew about God, the Bible, and yourself no longer feels true?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirk Sheppard spent forty-five years inside the walls of evangelical certainty. He earned three degrees at Bible college. He taught in a Masters of Counseling program. He carried his Bible through the halls of his junior high like a sword. He also hid the fact that he was gay for most of his adult life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a TikTok video by a biblical scholar cracked the foundation of everything he believed, Kirk didn't lose his faith quietly. He wrestled with it - through his counseling practice, through decades of shame and secrecy, through the slow, painful, sometimes hilarious process of figuring out what was real and what was inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesus \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of that process. It's funny, honest, and unresolved in all the right ways. Kirk doesn't pretend to have arrived somewhere tidy. He's still at the table - still asking questions, still holding anger and compassion at the same time, still figuring out what Jesus means to him now that he's stopped calling himself a Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on twenty years as a licensed therapist, Kirk weaves his own story with those of clients navigating religious trauma, identity, and the messy aftermath of deconstruction. From a bookstore manager leading a kazoo exorcism to a former stepfather's tears at a funeral visitation, the stories in this book are specific, surprising, and deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised second edition reflects years of continued growth - as a writer, a counselor, and a person. It's leaner, more focused, and written by someone who's had a little more time to sit with the mess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're questioning, unraveling, or just quietly wondering whether there's more to the story - welcome. You're not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirk Sheppard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249088491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Kirk Sheppard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172216938751,"sku":"9798249088491","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jesus-me-kirk-sheppard-9798249088491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}