Shortening the Leap: From Honest Doubt to Enduring Faith

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Table of Contents

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION 9

“How Can I Preach What I No Longer Believe?

(The Crisis)

CHAPTERONE 14

Why Jesus?

(Exploring the Basic Content of Faith)

CHAPTER TWO 25

Can God Forgive a Sinner Like Me?

(The Importance of Repentance and Faith)

CHAPTER THREE 35

‘'How Can I Forgive?

(Confronting the Past)

CHAPTER FOUR 45

How Can I Overcome?

(The Universal Question)

CHAPTER FIVE 56

What about the Other Religions of the World?

(Have You Read the Qur'an Lately?)

CHAPTER SIX 79

’‘How Can Bad 1hings Happen to Good People?

(The Age-old Question)

CHAPTER SEVEN 89

What about Life after Death?

(How Can I Stop Grieving?)

CHAPTER EIGHT 100

’‘Must I Belong to a Church to Be a Christian?

(Why Do I Need God, or Others?)

CHAPTERNINE 116

What about Faith and Doubt and the Issues of Politics?

(Is Jesus a Republican or a Democrat?)

CHAPTER TEN 129

How Can I Know the Will of God?

(The Future)

CHAPTER ELEVEN 140

What About the Unforgivable Sin?

(Can Gods Call on My Life Be Renewed?)

CHAPTER TWELVE 150

'Is Faith in Jesus Christ the Only to Heaven?

(The Perennial Question)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN 161

What about the Next Generation?

(Overcoming Barriers to Spirit-Assisted Ministry)

CONCLUSION 174

(The Challenge)

APPENDIX 178

(A Synopsis of the Other Major Religions of the World)

BIBLIOGRAPHY 205