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    Not Really “Of” Us: Why Do Children of Christian Parents Abandon the Faith?
    Not Really “Of” Us: Why Do Children of Christian Parents Abandon the Faith?
    Not Really “Of” Us: Why Do Children of Christian Parents Abandon the Faith?
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    Not Really “Of” Us: Why Do Children of Christian Parents Abandon the Faith?

    By Steve Christie

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    In Not Really Of Us, author and former skeptic, Steve Christie, examines specific reasons why your child abandoned the Christian faith. He delves into what you can do to help your child who is beginning to doubt and what you can do now if they have already abandoned it. He also explores how to mend your spiritually broken relationshipwhether you are the parent or the child.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateSep 2, 2014
    ISBN9781490848471
    Not Really “Of” Us: Why Do Children of Christian Parents Abandon the Faith?
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    Steve Christie

    I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord in August of 2004. I served for three years on the missions committee at Bethany Community Fellowship in Sylvania, Ohio, where I served as chairman for those last two years. For the past seven years, I’ve been leading a home Bible study out of my basement, affectionately nicknamed, “Toledo Underground Church.” I’m a registered nurse, and I’ve earned a Bachelor in Arts with a major in psychology, as well as a Master in Business Administration with a major in management, both from The University of Toledo. I wrote this book as an aid and encouragement to help parents who have raised children in the Christian faith who walked away from it, and to provide real hope on why this happened and what to do next. I currently worship at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio with my wife, Lucia (Pusa), and my mother, Darlene. My home Bible studies can be viewed, and the study notes can be downloaded for free from: http://www.vernisage.us/SteveChristie/index.html.

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