Blessed Are the Misfits
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Blessed Are the Misfits

Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Blessed Are the Misfits

Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something

About this book

If you've ever felt like you don't fit into American church culture... Brant Hansen has been there, too. Join Hansen as he explores modern Christianity, the beauty of being different, and the astonishing goodness of God.

American church culture can feel designed for extroverted, emotional people -- so what does that mean for the rest of us? Brant Hansen gets it. Introverted, a natural skeptic, and an "Aspie," he often wondered how, even if, he fit into the Kingdom of God.

But the good news is that the Good News is for all. Maybe "spiritual" doesn't always look like we expect. And maybe those of us whose lives aren't full of amazing or emotional spiritual stories, or those of us who struggle to be social, confident, or happy -- "misfits," really -- have a beautiful place in God's kingdom too.

In his trademark dry, self-effacing humor, Brant addresses questions like:

  • If I don't relate to God as emotionally or feel His presence as intensely, is there something wrong with me?
  • What if I'm not good at talking to people about my faith -- or not good at talking to people at all?
  • What if I'm terrible at praying and even struggle to want to pray?
  • If I struggle with depression, does that mean I've failed spiritually?

For anyone who has felt left out, anyone who has gone through the motions, or anyone who feels like they have more questions than answers, Blessed Are the Misfits is a breath of fresh air.

 

Praise for Blessed are the Misfits:

"This book is for those who feel disconnected, lonely, or spiritually dry. Brant's writing is honest, quirky, funny, and downright therapeutic. I can think of no one I'd rather have sit down with me and say, "You know what? It's okay to be you.'"

--Benjamin C. Warf, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

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Information

Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9780718096366
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. One: It’s Not Just You
  4. Two: Together, yet Apart
  5. Three: Blessed Are My Fellow People on the Autism Spectrum (and Those Who Can Relate to Us)
  6. Four: Blessed Are Those of Us Who Apparently Landed on the Wrong Planet
  7. Five: Blessed Are the Unfeeling Faithful
  8. Six: Blessed Are the Unfeeling Faithful, Part 2: Real “Fruit”
  9. Seven: Blessed Are the Introverted Evangelical Failures
  10. Eight: Blessed Are the People Who Can’t Pray Worth a Darn
  11. Nine: Blessed Are the People Who Just Read That Last Chapter but Still Have Some Questions
  12. Ten: Blessed Are the Wounded
  13. Eleven: Blessed Are Those Who Don’t Have Amazing Spiritual Stories
  14. Twelve: Blessed Are the Impostors
  15. Thirteen: Blessed Are the Introverts Who Keep Trying
  16. Fourteen: Blessed Are the Perpetual Strugglers
  17. Fifteen: Blessed Are the People Who Do Church Anyway
  18. Sixteen: Blessed Are the Melancholy and the Depressed
  19. Seventeen: Blessed Are Those Who Don’t Take Themselves So Seriously
  20. Eighteen: Blessed Are the Skeptics and Those Who Don’t Know Where Else to Go
  21. Nineteen: Blessed Are the Unnoticed
  22. Twenty: Blessed Are the Lonely
  23. Twenty-One: Blessed Are the Misfit Royalty
  24. Acknowledgments
  25. A Special Appendix: A Misfit Roll Call
  26. Notes
  27. About the Author