Abandon
dead, dry, rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply
loved.
Jefferson
Bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate,
provocative poem titled “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” The 4-minute
video literally became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in
its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). The message blew up on
social-media, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from
encouraged to enraged.
In Jesus
> Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the
poem—highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and
love, performance and peace, despair and hope. With refreshing candor he delves
into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of
his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that
sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior.
Bethke is
quick to acknowledge that he’s not a pastor or theologian, but simply a
regular, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for
which he had settled. Along his journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who
beckoned him beyond the props of false religion.
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