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Girl Meets God
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I really enjoyed reading about Lauren Winner's journey from Judaism to Christianity. I was raised in a Christian home, but although Christianity is inextricably connected to Judaism, I honestly know very little about Judaism. It was fascinating to read about various Jewish beliefs and practices as Lauren described her Jewish upbringing and her decision to become Orthodox.
Lauren's subsequent awakening to Jesus and decision to follow Him (a decision that appeared to her Orthodox friends as a great act of betrayal) really resonated with me. I've spent most of my life in rather conservative branches of American Christianity, but as my understanding of Jesus has deepened through the years, my worldview has been transformed, often in ways that have not been understood or appreciated by some of my own fellow Christians. Lauren tells of one Orthodox friend who asked her, "You've spent all these hours studying Torah. How could you be taken in by that carpenter?" I, too, have been "taken in by that carpenter," and I suppose when He takes any of us in a direction different from that in which we previously walked, whether we are Jewish or Christian or Muslim, conservative or liberal or whatever, we will unavoidably be met with some amount of skepticism and questioning by those who believe we are abandoning the truth. But, although it can be a messy and uncomfortable transition learning to follow Him, as Lauren learned (and as I have learned), when one has been captivated by Jesus, the thought of turning back to older, "safer" ways is overshadowed by the prospect of walking with the Friend of sinners.
While the tone of this book is a little more intellectual and dry than what I am normally drawn to, I found the candor with which Lauren spoke of her ongoing journey refreshing. I love that she is real about her own shortcomings without losing faith in Jesus' love for her. I love that she is clearly a logical thinker while also demonstrating her own human capacity for emotion. This was a good read.
Lauren's subsequent awakening to Jesus and decision to follow Him (a decision that appeared to her Orthodox friends as a great act of betrayal) really resonated with me. I've spent most of my life in rather conservative branches of American Christianity, but as my understanding of Jesus has deepened through the years, my worldview has been transformed, often in ways that have not been understood or appreciated by some of my own fellow Christians. Lauren tells of one Orthodox friend who asked her, "You've spent all these hours studying Torah. How could you be taken in by that carpenter?" I, too, have been "taken in by that carpenter," and I suppose when He takes any of us in a direction different from that in which we previously walked, whether we are Jewish or Christian or Muslim, conservative or liberal or whatever, we will unavoidably be met with some amount of skepticism and questioning by those who believe we are abandoning the truth. But, although it can be a messy and uncomfortable transition learning to follow Him, as Lauren learned (and as I have learned), when one has been captivated by Jesus, the thought of turning back to older, "safer" ways is overshadowed by the prospect of walking with the Friend of sinners.
While the tone of this book is a little more intellectual and dry than what I am normally drawn to, I found the candor with which Lauren spoke of her ongoing journey refreshing. I love that she is real about her own shortcomings without losing faith in Jesus' love for her. I love that she is clearly a logical thinker while also demonstrating her own human capacity for emotion. This was a good read.
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