17 Things Your Pastor Will Never Tell You

17 Things Your Pastor Will Never Tell You ventures beyond traditional
interpretations of faith and scripture to provide the historical context
for fresh perspectives on biblical stories. It's time we tackled
the forbidden topics, those parts of the Bible that have been
misunderstood or overlooked, to dive deeper into the important
questions of faith.
Readers will be surprised to find that Genesis says the world was
created by two different Gods-and one of them ordered the world's
first genocide. Shockingly, Satan was one of the good guys, and both
a serpent and a donkey had conversations with humans. Believe it
or not, an early church bragged about a member who was sleeping
with his mother. Jesus was not born in mid-winter, and Matthew
and Luke were both plagiarists. And, what if you knew the Bible
nowhere recommends that Christians tithe? These heart-stopping
topics, at times deadly serious and other times quite funny, will
be put under the microscope in 17. It's a grab bag-you can never
tell what going to pop up next.
By blending humor with earnest inquiry, 17 is engaging readers
to reconsider what they thought they knew about Christianity,
presenting a liberating call for deeper understanding and personal
growth in one's faith journey.