The Real Conversation Jesus Wants Us to Have

“Many of us have felt abandoned and betrayed by Christianity. The wounds are deep, but Regina Cates knows that there is good news. Jesus is so much bigger than Christianity! So you don’t fit in the nice little box that so many Christians want you to fit into? Well, Jesus didn’t fit into the religious box of his day, either. Sit down with this book and you will find yourself loved and accepted for who you are. Thanks be to God!”
—Adam Ericksen,pastor of Clackamas United Church of Christ
 
“Regina Cates invites God’s people to see the heartbreak of those on the margins, those too often treated as ‘less than’ by the very people who claim allegiance to the God of love. Though deeply wounded by the church, Cates refuses to give up on Jesus, the One who wouldn’t give up on her. Throughout her book, Jesus is the unparalleled touchstone for life, faith, relationships, justice. Though you may not agree with all her conclusions, Cates’s questions hold the potential to draw the church into deeper compassion, faithfulness, and love.”
—Mark DeVries, retired associate pastor for youth and family at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville
 
“Here is a reassuring book for those who have experienced the absence of love and inclusion in the institutional church. For all who are weak and heavy laden, Regina Cates proclaims the good news that Christ loves every last one of us unconditionally. This beautiful and inspiring work is a must read, not only for those of us who have been wounded by organized religion, but for those of us who have been complicit in the wounding of others as well.”
—Britt Skarda, retired senior pastor of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church