At age twenty-one, Andrea Palpant Dilley stripped the Christian fish decal off her car bumper in a symbolic act of departure from her religious childhood. At twenty-three, she left the church and went searching for refugein the company of men who left her lonely and friends who pushed the boundaries of what she once held sacred.
In this deeply personal memoir, Andrea navigates the doubts that plague believers and skeptics alike: Why does a good God allow suffering? Why is God so silent, distant, and uninvolved? And why does the church seem so dysfunctional?
Yet amid her skepticism, she begins to ask new questions: Could doubting be a form of faith? Might our doubts be a longing for God that leads to a faith we can ultimately live with?
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"My review is really a note of thanks to the author...thank you for your honesty. Thank you for your questions. Thank you for giving voice to the idea that faith and doubt can abide together in the heart. I started this book this morning; I read all day. It resonated with my soul." — Elizabeth (5 out of 5 stars)
"My review is really a note of thanks to the author...thank you for your honesty. Thank you for your questions. Thank you for giving voice to the idea that faith and doubt can abide together in the heart. I started this book this morning; I read all day. It resonated with my soul."
" A walk-through a missionary kids' crisis of faith and her search for answers. I love that it doesn't end with her finding "the truth" but with her acknowledging the journey as part of our purpose. "
" Andrea lives in Austin, TX and will be coming to a book club at my home on November 8th. Join us at 6:30 for questions, readings, signings, snacks, and more. She is a fascinating woman and has written a very interesting book. "
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