I'm Not Sure About God: Jesus is a different matter - Softcover

Armitage, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997228482 ISBN 13: 9780997228489

Publisher: Words In The Works, LLC, 2017

Synopsis

"I don’t feel quite as lost as I did before I picked it up."—Book reviewer, Carole-Heidi.

I’m not sure about God. Not the one I learned about in Sunday School anyway.

You see, those opening lines up there, that’s basically what had been rumbling round my head for the last couple of months. I’ve been reading the Bible and it has been doing exactly zero to help my doubts and confusion but I have been struggling to put my thoughts and feelings into coherent sentences. Then one evening I picked up I’m Not Sure About God and read it from cover to cover and managed to piece together some of the things I’d been feeling and also found reassurance and comfort between the pages too. I’m Not Sure About God starts out as a brief memoir and then the second half is a collection of sermons Armitage wrote during his time as a Methodist Lay Speaker. The sermons are thoughtful, gentle and not at all preachy – all just as easy to read as the memoir section was. Reading about how Armitage still loves attending his church, has solid faith and yet also has his doubts about God and a grounded, realistic, approach to Jesus and his teachings helped me to realise that how I’m feeling is okay. I don’t feel quite as lost as I did before I picked it up.

A quick, thoughtful read that made me laugh and made me think – I am greatly looking forward to his next book.

About this title

About the Author:

William Armitage was an award-winning advertising copywriter before turning to the book marketing, editing, and publishing world. He is a Certified Methodist Lay Speaker. I’m Not Sure About God, is his first book.

Review:

Inspirational book that is a gift ideaA delightful encounter between reader and author as spirituality is explored and personals stories are shared. A heart centered book penned from a place within the Souls Journey, that moves one from the darkness into light field moments. Highly recommend for personal reflection, gift idea and church groups.--Laura Ponticello, International award-winning author and motivational speaker. 

A thought-provoking, non-sentimental exploration into one man's search for his religious truth.Armitage's book arrived yesterday. It's an open and honest exploration of his faith, doubt, and faith again in his religious background. His thoughts on God and Jesus have not been spared. Part memoir, part spiritual reflection, it brought me, at once, to both tears and laughter. In reading Armitage's personal journey, I found myself taking a similar one into my own background and beliefs.--Traci Medford-Rosow, award-winning author of Inflection Point and the upcoming Unblinded.

"I don't feel quite as lost as I did before I picked it up."--Book reviewer, Carole-Heidi.
I'm not sure about God. Not the one I learned about in Sunday School anyway.
I was going to start this review with an apology for it being ridiculously late. I have had my copy of the book since before Christmas, HOWEVER, it turns out that waiting to read it was exactly the right thing because I picked it up at a point where I needed to read it. You see, those opening lines up there, that's basically what had been rumbling round my head for the last couple of months. I've been reading the Bible and it has been doing exactly zero to help my doubts and confusion but I have been struggling to put my thoughts and feelings into coherent sentences. Then one evening I picked up I'm Not Sure About God and read it from cover to cover and managed to piece together some of the things I'd been feeling and also found reassurance and comfort between the pages too. I'm Not Sure About God starts out as a brief memoir and then the second half is a collection of sermons Armitage wrote during his time as a Methodist Lay Speaker. The sermons are thoughtful, gentle and not at all preachy - all just as easy to read as the memoir section was. Reading about how Armitage still loves attending his church, has solid faith and yet also has his doubts about God and a grounded, realistic, approach to Jesus and his teachings helped me to realise that how I'm feeling is okay. I don't feel quite as lost as I did before I picked it up. A quick, thoughtful read that made me laugh and made me think - I am greatly looking forward to his next book. (And my huge wait before reading this one means I don't have as long to wait now - bonus!)

About this edition

• Publisher: Words In The Works, LLC
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0997228482
• ISBN 13: 9780997228489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110