{"product_id":"to-my-friend-who-left-wade-bearden-9780578391595","title":"To My Friend Who Left the Faith: A Letter to a Prodigal from a Prodigal","description":"Wade Bearden and his friend met and grew up at church. After high school, they parted ways. Wade's friend left the faith. Wade stayed-only to wrestle with his own questions about Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes doubt have a place in church?\u003cbr\u003eHow do I know that Christianity is true?\u003cbr\u003eIf God is so good, why do some Christians act so terrible?\u003cbr\u003eHow can a good God allow so much pain and suffering?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn powerful and timely look at what it means to lose faith, and then find it again, Wade Bearden writes a letter to his friend about some of Christianity's biggest questions. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo My Friend Who Left the Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing memoir that \"takes readers on a hilarious and moving journey through doubt, suffering, and the power of faith\" (Mark Batterson).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is his letter to a friend who left the faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gentle and full of wisdom, \u003ci\u003eTo My Friend Who Left the Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, can help chart a way forward in this moment of cultural and faith deconstruction.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Ashley Hales, author of \u003ci\u003eA Spacious Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFinding Holy in the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Written as a series of letters to a friend, Bearden takes readers on his own spiritual journey and explains how faith has sustained him even when faith seemed impossible to maintain. Read this book to have your faith strengthened-not by rigid certainty but by the wonder of faith that remains thanks to the God who goes with us every step of the way.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Erin Straza, author of \u003ci\u003eComfort Detox\u003c\/i\u003e and partnerships manager for \u003ci\u003eChrist and Pop Culture\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Maybe you're a Christian. Maybe you're not. Either way, this book is for you.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Mark Batterson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestselling Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wade Bearden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578391597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578391595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e P. Rutherford Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Wade Bearden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181265547519,"sku":"9780578391595","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34d5071f-f28b-4a67-bbf3-ed714a8081a0.jpg?v=1690259484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-my-friend-who-left-wade-bearden-9780578391595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}