More Lost Than Found by Jared Herd

Book Review: More Lost Than Found by Jared Herd

Finding a way back to faith. Jared Herd’s book More Lost Than Found is an explanation and different side of the Christian faith that isn’t very well communicated and sometimes neglected in the Church today. He looks to answer many issues of the Christian faith that the majority of young adults that have left the church are feeling today.
He covers topics such as what is pain, is it okay to question our faith, technology, embracing our Christian heritage and past, our bodies, why God gave us imaginations, and several other topics. This issues and insights that he shares are extremely culturally relevant.
This is a book geared towards young adults who are struggling, questioning, or have lost their faith entirely.
Jared’s book is enlightening and has a fresh look at a faith that many young adults and college students have found to be stale and irrelevant.
He is an extremely gifted communicator, using vivid stories and illustrations from his past that really bring home the point that he is trying to make in each individual chapter.
My one complaint and I feel was a shortcoming about the book was that it is lacking an overall direction. I had a hard time discovering what Jared’s overall vision and main point for the book was. Covering a wide variety of topics, I discovered that he had a very broad vision and I felt it was never brought back around full circle. I didn’t feel that the book was closed out very well. I needed a conclusion or challenge from Jared. I really missed that.
But overall, I highly recommend this book to any young adult, high school or college student that is struggling with their faith or is longing for a deeper faith and a broader understanding into how our faith and today’s culture intertwines.
This book should also be read by any Christian who is longing to reach a generation that has almost abandoned their faith entirely. It will give you a better sense of how to minister to those young adults, and better equip you to answer some of their deep burning questions.
Jared Herd has a lot of valuable insights to share, and you do not want to miss this fantastic read!
4 out of 5.

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