Excerpt From The Interview

“I had to face some intellectual barriers. I believed in Jesus, but I had a bunch of questions. One of the big issues was, if this is real, how come, I mean, I like God, but I don’t like His friends. A lot of Christians were the biggest obstacle. I had to look at that. And what I’ve always tried to do is get all the noise out of the situation and just look at the Bible. What does it say? Some Christians were a real stumbling block. 

Many people experience abuse, judgment, or rejection in the church. Everybody’s had the experience of judgmental, legalistic Christians. And so we get this picture of what Jesus is about. I went to the Scriptures to overcome my obstacles. If you’re going to accept or reject the faith, you can’t be accepting or rejecting something that’s not the faith. So we have to look at what He actually said.”

About Dr. Henry Cloud

Dr. Cloud is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and his books have sold nearly 20 million copies. His leadership book, Integrity, was dubbed by the New York Times as “the best book in the bunch.” In 2011, Necessary Endings was called “the most important book you read all year.” 

His book “Boundaries For Leaders” was named by CEO Reads in the top five leadership books of its year. Dr. Cloud’s work has been featured and reviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Publisher’s Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Success Magazine named Dr. Cloud in the top 25 most influential leaders in personal growth and development, alongside Oprah, Brene Brown, Seth Godin and others. He is a frequent contributor to CNN, Fox News Channel, and other national media outlets.

Links Mentioned

Why I Believe by Dr. Henry Cloud

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud

Integrity by Dr. Henry Cloud

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