Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing--and How We Can Revive Them

Written by Jonathan Merritt

Narrated by Jonathan Merritt

DISCOVER A FAITH WORTH TALKING ABOUT As America rapidly becomes a pluralistic, postmodern society, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Others, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation-enders. Jonathan Merritt knows this frustration well. After Jonathan moved from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that whenever conversations turned to spirituality, the words he'd used for decades didn't connect with listeners anymore. In a search for answers and understanding, Jonathan uncovered a spiritual crisis affecting tens of millions. In this groundbreaking book, one of America's premier religion writers revives ancient expressions through cultural commentary, vulnerable personal narratives, and surprising biblical insights. Both provocative and liberating, Learning to Speak God from Scratch will breathe new life into your spiritual conversations and lure you into the embrace of the God who inhabits them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChristianAudio.com
• Release date: Aug 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9781683668718

Reviews for Learning to Speak God from Scratch

[randal6martin-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Mr. Merritt tackles the tough issue of being able to speak spiritually to people around us. He visited our church last month and he is even more impressive in person. Think about explaining your religion to someone without quoting the Bible. How would you begin to explain grace, salvation, the Word, etc. without going into a long explanation of what the Bible says about the topic.

Many, like myself, grew up in the Bible Belt, so most people I know understand what I mean when I speak about Amazing Grace. How do you explain that term to someone who knows nothing about the Bible?

How would you explain God? How differently might your neighbor or your spouse define God? For that matter who is your neighbor? What is a neighbor?

This book makes you think. The author is definitely a deep thinker. Can't wait to see what he comes up with for his next book.