When I first realized I had become a Christian, I had no idea what to do with that knowledge.  So I did what came naturally to me – I began to read as many books and articles as I could about Christianity.  I figured if it was a good enough technique to learn psychology in college, it was good enough now!

Of course I didn’t really know who or what to read.  I had no frame of reference.  I suppose I could have asked someone, but I didn’t.  So a lot of what I’ve read over the last few years has been trial and error. 

One of the first books I bought (for $2.97 baby!) was “This We Believe“.  It is a book of themed essays from many evengelical Christian leaders.  Probably the two who are best known are Ravi Zacharias and Lee Strobel.  I read half of it and then got sidetracked, and it was only this last week I picked it up again. 

What drew me to this title was my desire for someone to explain to me what Christianity meant.  I wanted to know what Christians believed.  And that’s exactly what this book does.  It lays down a foundation of evengelical beliefs through a statement of faith.  Each chapter looks at, and addresses, one aspect of that statement.

So what did I get from this book?  It forced me to think about how I try to explain what I believe.  In some small way it’s probably partially responsible for this website.  How do you explain what you believe is one of the questions I am always thinking about.  And this book was one of the first to address that very question.