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The "seeker-sensitive" movement has had its moment in evangelicalism - attracting people by being cool, comfortable, and convenient. But what if the church truly thrives only when it embraces the more difficult aspects of Christianity? Uncomfortable makes a compelling case that following Jesus and being in his church are not cool and comfortable, but rather stretch, challenge, and push us. Believers who accept the uncomfortable and even awkward aspects of Christianity in the context of the local church - believing difficult truths, embracing sacrifice, pursuing holiness, and loving the people around them - are the ones who will see the church grow most significantly and the gospel advance most powerfully.
About the Author
Brett McCracken is a writer and journalist based in Southern California. He is the author of Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (Baker, 2010) , Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism & Liberty (Baker, 2013) , and Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017) . He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN.com, The Princeton Theological Review, The Gospel Coalition, Mediascape, Books & Culture, Christianity Today, Relevant, IMAGE Journal, Converge, Mere Orthodoxy, ERLC, Canon & Culture and Q Ideas. He speaks and lectures frequently at universities, churches & conferences. He blogs at brettmccracken.com.A graduate of Wheaton College and UCLA (M.A. in Cinema & Media Studies) , Brett currently works as senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and is pursuing a master's in theology at Talbot School of Theology.Brett and his wife Kira live in Santa Ana, California and are active in their local church, Southlands, where Brett serves as a pastor/elder. Brett loves movies, particularly those by Terrence Malick (or those with a Malickean sensibility) . Other things Brett enjoys: Marilynne Robinson, the Inklings, Kansas Jayhawk basketball, the Kansas City Royals, reading and writing in coffeeshops, history, art museums, food, hiking, traveling, planning trip itineraries, writing TripAdvisor reviews and making things better by editing.
