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	Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough 4.20 avg rating — 8,033 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Hell with the Hustle 3.99 avg rating — 6,305 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love That Lasts: How We Discovered God’s Better Way for Love, Dating, Marriage, and Sex by Jefferson Bethke (Goodreads Author), Alyssa Bethke 4.38 avg rating — 2,363 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Not What You Think: Why Christianity is About So Much More Than Going to Heaven When You Die 4.26 avg rating — 2,082 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Back Your Family: From the Tyrants of Burnout, Busyness, Individualism, and the Nuclear Ideal 4.35 avg rating — 2,035 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive by Jefferson Bethke (Goodreads Author), Jon Tyson 4.67 avg rating — 396 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jesus is Greater than Religion, Leader Guide 4.44 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	31 Creative Ways To Love & Encourage Her: One Month To a More Life Giving Relationship (31 Days Challenge Book 1) by Jefferson Bethke (Goodreads Author), Alyssa Bethke 3.92 avg rating — 119 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Thing Called Christianity: A Dance of Mystery, Grace, and Beauty 4.19 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Is: How Messy Stories Can Meet in the Heart of God by Jefferson Bethke (Goodreads Author), Alyssa Bethke 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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Our Mothers, Ourselves: How Understanding Your Mother's Influence Can Set You on a Path to a Better Life

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People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue

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“We refuse to turn off our computers, turn off our phone, log off Facebook, and just sit in silence, because in those moments we might actually have to face up to who we really are.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough

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“The Bible isn't a rule book. It's a love letter. I'm not an employee. I'm a child. It's not about my performance. It's about Jesus' performance for me. Grace isn't there for some future me but for the real me. The me who struggled. The me who was messy. ..... He loves me in my mess; he was not waiting until I cleaned myself up.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough

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“Without the rain there is no beauty in the summer. Rain gives depth, it gives beauty, and it gives roots. If a plant is only exposed to sun and no rain, it becomes dry, flimsy, and dead. Too many times we curse the rain in our lives-suffering, trials, hardships-but the truth is without rain nothing grows.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough

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