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Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough is unavailable, but you can change that!

Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). Bethke's message clearly...

managing it and cultivating it. For example, Alyssa is a photographer, and I doubt it would go well for me if I said, “Hey, Alyssa, I really love you, but I hate your photography. It’s pointless and seems like a waste of time.” I can guarantee she’d be pretty mad at me. Photography is something she does, and it has her image on it. When I praise her photography, I’m praising her. I show her I love her by also loving what she creates. So it is with God. We can’t say we love him if we don’t also love what