Tag: What If Jesus was Serious?

Before diving into his 41 devotionals on heaven author Skye Jethani discusses his fondness of maps and the fact that each one of us carries a mental map that "orient(s) and guide(s) us, offer(s) perspectives, and provide(s) a framework for understanding our place in a complicated world." Our mental maps "define what is real, what is important, and where things reside in relation to each other." But what if one of our mental maps is wrong?

Is the church a building? Is it a group of people? As Christians, are we required to be part of the church? Has the American church, writ large, lost the essential Christian values of faith, hope, and love? In Skye Jethani's third installment from his superb What If Jesus Was Serious devotional series Jethani teases out the nuances of the church, what it should be, and what it should not be in 51 devotionals.