
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 176 Pages
- Publisher: The Good Book Co
- Publication Date: September 2020
- ISBN: FMABRYAD____STOPTAKINGSIDESHOWHO9781784984465
Stop Taking Sides: How Holding Truths in Tension Saves Us from Anxiety and Outrage
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Love and wrath. Sovereignty and responsibility. Victory and suffering. Some of the truths we read in the Bible seem to be in opposition to each other. We naturally tend to gravitate towards a side, but when we lose sight of one truth in order to protect the other, we are in danger of becoming proud, creating division, and diminishing our faith.
In this compelling, inspiring, and at times provocative book, Adam Mabry urges us to stop taking sides and refuse to participate in tribalism by mapping out a way to hold in tension truths that we so often divide over.
You'll discover how our joy and our witness rest on us learning to hold to all that the Scriptures teach and growing in virtue as we do. You'll learn how to wrestle with all that the Scriptures say, to embrace mystery, to listen closely, and to speak with clarity.
Adam Mabry is Lead Pastor of Aletheia Church Boston, MA, a rapidly-growing downtown church. He is married to Hope and they have four children. Before planting Aletheia, they had planted two churches in Edinburgh, Scotland. Adam did his theological studies at Reformed Theological Seminary and is studying for a PhD at Aberdeen. Adam is author of Stop Taking Sides and The Art of Rest.
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“I love how this book models how to think by addressing complicated and pressing questions of theology, discipleship, and cultural engagement with thoughtfulness, openness, and a dedication to biblical truth. You will be challenged as you read, and come away encouraged and chastened. You’ll encounter issues that make you uncomfortable and won’t be let off easy with pat or myopic answers. You’ll be pulled time and again into the path of the Spirit speaking through Scripture. And you will be better for it. ”
Barnabas Piper
Author, Hoping for Happiness; Director for Community, Immanuel Church, Nashville, TN
“This book is so needed today! Our age has been called the information age, but it could equally be called the outrage age, the anxiety age, the fear age, or the tribalism age. Pastor Mabry has served us well by helping us see the necessity of embracing clarity, argumentation, listening, and mystery, as we seek to avoid these problems and live with a renewed mind and for the good of neighbor, Christian unity, and the advancement of Jesus’ mission. ”
Tony Merida
Pastor for Preaching and Vision, Imago Dei Church, Raleigh, NC
“One of the more important skills for the 21st century is learning how to hold our theological convictions without giving in to divisive controversy. The body of Christ is so much more than the sum of its divisions, and Adam Mabry has given us wise guidance on how to maintain unity and disagree agreeably when it comes to complex theological topics. ”
Tim Mackie
Co-founder, The Bible Project
“Challenging, stretching and in some places quite uncomfortable. Adam challenges us to grow in humility towards Scripture and other Christians, especially those who understand things differently to us. ”
Linda Allcock
Author, Deeper Still
“Our culture’s continued descent into polarization and sectarianism presents unique challenges for the church—including our complacency about and contribution to this descent! I’m grateful to my fellow Boston pastor Adam Mabry for his biblical reflection and cultural witness as Christians seek to bear witness to the truth of the gospel and to love our neighbors as ourselves. ”
Stephen T. Um
Senior Pastor, CityLife Presbyterian Church of Boston, MA; The Gospel Coalition Council Member
Product Description
Love and wrath. Sovereignty and responsibility. Victory and suffering. Some of the truths we read in the Bible seem to be in opposition to each other. We naturally tend to gravitate towards a side, but when we lose sight of one truth in order to protect the other, we are in danger of becoming proud, creating division, and diminishing our faith.
In this compelling, inspiring, and at times provocative book, Adam Mabry urges us to stop taking sides and refuse to participate in tribalism by mapping out a way to hold in tension truths that we so often divide over.
You'll discover how our joy and our witness rest on us learning to hold to all that the Scriptures teach and growing in virtue as we do. You'll learn how to wrestle with all that the Scriptures say, to embrace mystery, to listen closely, and to speak with clarity.
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Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 176 Pages
- Publisher: The Good Book Co
- Publication Date: September 2020
- ISBN: FMABRYAD____STOPTAKINGSIDESHOWHO9781784984465