Own Your Faith: The Adventure of Following Christ in College »

Mark is author of over fifteen books including Living with Less The Upside of Downsizing Your Life (B&H) and Own Your Faith (TH1NK). His collaborative works include the New York Times bestseller The Unusual Suspect with Stephen Baldwin (FaithWords). In addition to his work as a writer Mark is a volunteer firefighter and serves as chaplain for his local fire department. He and his family and their two dachshunds live in Indiana. To learn more visit his website www.marktabb.com.

Part of leaving childhood behind is sorting through the things you've accumulated over the first eighteen years of your life and deciding what to keep and what to throw out. The same thing is true for making choices about your relationship with God. How can you learn to think for yourself and make your faith your own—not the faith of your parents, youth leaders, or pastor? This insightful yet humorous guide will lead you through the process of grappling with and living out your convictions in a postmodern world. The "faith of your fathers" will become a "faith of your own" through four key sections: THINK - Wrestle with the big questions of life and think through the issues KNOW - Move from duty to desire in your relationship with God and find a more mature faith that goes beyond emotional experiences CONNECT - Know you are not alone by getting connected with others who share your passion SERVE - Make your faith real with words and actions Find out whose Jesus you have, and make your faith your own.

Foreword     9
Acknowledgments     11
Whose Faith Do You Have?     13
Know
The Shortest Distance     27
And on Thursday Night Everyone Got Saved (Again)     33
Meet with Me     41
Think
Question Everything     51
Immersed in Truth     61
I Had to Read a Book by Stephen Hawking for a Physics Class     69
Serve
The Fine Print     83
Muddy Hands     93
From the Core     101
Connect
The Obvious Chapter     113
An Army of One Doesn't Win Many Wars     121
Bigger Than Yourself     129
Epilogue: Be Who You Are     139
Introduction to the Own Your Faith Discussion Guide     143
Discussion Guide     145
A Schedule to Read Through the Bible in One Year     157
A Schedule to Read Through the Bible in One Month     169
Notes     171
About the Author     173
About the Discussion Guide Writer     175