Christian

Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians

Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians

  • Downloads：8048
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2022-06-15 17:21:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-08
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Matt Walsh
  • ISBN：1684513669
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Reviews

Shelly Walker ，

I do think he has some of the antagonistic/sarcastic tone that he is on social media with。 Overall I think it was good and thought provoking though。 If you go audio route it’s a little funny how dry/informational/dispassionate the dude is when you know the author was saying things with passion。

Chris ，

Excellent insight to the churched and unchurched。 Great examples of how the Christian faith is being watered down in the name of political correctness。 Great job Matt， leader of the Sweet Baby Gang！

Ethan West ，

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this book。 I don't agree with everything Matt Walsh says or does politically and I didn't agree with everything he said in this book but it was still exactly what the title says。 A wake up call to myself。 I expected more Americanism in it and was pleasantly surprised that there was very little if any that I remember。 We are called to be Christians first before anything else and that includes being American。 I was actually pleasantly surprised by this book。 I don't agree with everything Matt Walsh says or does politically and I didn't agree with everything he said in this book but it was still exactly what the title says。 A wake up call to myself。 I expected more Americanism in it and was pleasantly surprised that there was very little if any that I remember。 We are called to be Christians first before anything else and that includes being American。 。。。more

Art ，

As I was not familiar with the author， I was intrigued by the title。 Although he makes many good observations about the current state of Christianity in the Western world， it is rather depressing and despairing to read。

Alex ，

Sweet Baby Gang member， Matt Walsh， is kicking arse and taking faux Christian names。 His writing tone takes on a serious， grumpy-ol-man slant， but his podcasts， interviews， and social media accounts allow his dry humor to shine。 If I had first known him through his books， I probably wouldn't stick around， since it feels like I've been b*tch slapped the whole time。 But he's hilarious outside the written word - kind of a millennial meets old school common sense。 Sweet Baby Gang member， Matt Walsh， is kicking arse and taking faux Christian names。 His writing tone takes on a serious， grumpy-ol-man slant， but his podcasts， interviews， and social media accounts allow his dry humor to shine。 If I had first known him through his books， I probably wouldn't stick around， since it feels like I've been b*tch slapped the whole time。 But he's hilarious outside the written word - kind of a millennial meets old school common sense。 。。。more

Mike Barone ，

Wish Matt plugged this book more。 Truly enjoyed it throughout。 Theologically sound， a powerful and， at times， emotional read。 I could see myself recommending it to my children one day。

♡ Dajana ♡ ，

☆ 5/5“I know that I have given up on God a million times in my life， but He has never once given up on me。”

Kaite ，

If I could buy a copy of this book for all my friends I would。 One of the most convicting I have read， and definitely will be a re-read for me。 Prepare to be offended， convicted， and challenged to change how you are going about your day-to-day faith。 5+ stars

Jeanette ，

Harsh book is saying it mildly。Although I do agree with about half or possibly a bit more than half with his observations， I don't with several of his arguments。 He argues the religious disconnect superbly。 It is not only Christianity for which most moderns have made a joke。 Yet within reaction and course to cure within many judgments， he takes all cites from authority。 When you argue almost universally from authority， there is always at least 75% of all thinking crowd that you lose。And this cas Harsh book is saying it mildly。Although I do agree with about half or possibly a bit more than half with his observations， I don't with several of his arguments。 He argues the religious disconnect superbly。 It is not only Christianity for which most moderns have made a joke。 Yet within reaction and course to cure within many judgments， he takes all cites from authority。 When you argue almost universally from authority， there is always at least 75% of all thinking crowd that you lose。And this case of the media， elites， cultures， societal norms， etc。 etc。 （you name them） being so perverted， selfish， core ignorant to others， let alone the pure evil actions and meanness generally abounding as if it were acceptable？ He hits the nail on the head there。I especially agree with his lack of consequences features and his organizational Christianity being perverted by the "tolerance" dictate。 Jesus was forgiving。 He was not tolerate of sin。His Egyptian martyrs information really gave you a lot to think about。 When so many people think even going to a Church once a week， or once a month is too much to ask。 。。。more

Drew Taylor ，

A must read for Christians！！

Katie ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 That is not to say that I did not find it challenging and even infuriating at times， because I did。 Matt Walsh has a firm understanding of what modern Western culture has done to our spiritual development， and as hard as it is to admit， we who consider ourselves "champions of Christ" are often a big part of the problem。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 That is not to say that I did not find it challenging and even infuriating at times， because I did。 Matt Walsh has a firm understanding of what modern Western culture has done to our spiritual development， and as hard as it is to admit， we who consider ourselves "champions of Christ" are often a big part of the problem。 。。。more

Ed ，

A solid analysis of the modern state of American society and Christianity。 Well written and humorous。

Lynn ，

I’m largely in agreement with Matt Walsh’s assessment of the church。 There were lots of times he was “preaching to the choir，” as I read it。 Other times I cringed at some of his theology and wished he’d steered clear of that。 He’s no theologian！ Walsh seemed to want to include all American Christians in his condemnation of the church， which was painting with a very broad brush， I think。 Still， he accurately points out the many ways in which the church has bowed down to culture， rather than tryin I’m largely in agreement with Matt Walsh’s assessment of the church。 There were lots of times he was “preaching to the choir，” as I read it。 Other times I cringed at some of his theology and wished he’d steered clear of that。 He’s no theologian！ Walsh seemed to want to include all American Christians in his condemnation of the church， which was painting with a very broad brush， I think。 Still， he accurately points out the many ways in which the church has bowed down to culture， rather than trying to lead it， and he gets no argument from me on that score。 。。。more

Fay Lin ，

Matt Walsh has such a distinctive voice， I wonder why he didn't read his own audiobook。 Matt Walsh has such a distinctive voice， I wonder why he didn't read his own audiobook。 。。。more

Daniel Lani ，

Spot on！A rallying cry for the casual Christian。 We are at war and the time is now to put on the full armor of God and fight for Biblical values in our nation。

Katie ，

Some people will probably be offended， but I think it's just the kick in the pants that Christians need。 Some people will probably be offended， but I think it's just the kick in the pants that Christians need。 。。。more

Faith ，

A triumph of literature

Mark Stacy II ，

Matt Walsh pulled no punches here。

Tammy ，

Honest evaluation of where we are atI really appreciate his candid and honest approach discussing the way people live out their faith in our country today。 It’s not pretty it doesn’t make you feel great， but I love his intentional dissection of what is going on and what can be done to change that。 My favorite chapter is the last one where he just lays out the beauty of the Gospel。 It’s simple， it’s honest， and it’s the best decision we can make in our journey on this earth。 My only hangup in the Honest evaluation of where we are atI really appreciate his candid and honest approach discussing the way people live out their faith in our country today。 It’s not pretty it doesn’t make you feel great， but I love his intentional dissection of what is going on and what can be done to change that。 My favorite chapter is the last one where he just lays out the beauty of the Gospel。 It’s simple， it’s honest， and it’s the best decision we can make in our journey on this earth。 My only hangup in the entire book is his approach to God and shame。 I would not agree that it’s a shame that helps us recognize what is keeping us from knowing God， it’s the righteous guilt that we should feel。 It’s kind of splitting hairs， but so many people walk in shame these days I hate to in anyway contribute to things that are not of God。 。。。more

Reader ，

Hmm。。。 too convicting！ And not a little scary， since I met my husband at a church called "New Horizons"！ （Did some serious skimming。） Moving Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents up in my reading list。 Hmm。。。 too convicting！ And not a little scary， since I met my husband at a church called "New Horizons"！ （Did some serious skimming。） Moving Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents up in my reading list。 。。。more

Chalice ，

I knew this was going to be a challenging read （with a heavy dash of conviction sprinkled in there 😐）， but I really didn't expect it to be this easy to read。 （I also didn't expect to love it， but I kind of did？？） I read it in about two sittings， and I enjoyed it so much， I wish it would have taken longer so I could have had more time to think about all the different points that were made。 I also kind of want to buy my own copy and reread this immediately with a pencil and marker to take notes an I knew this was going to be a challenging read （with a heavy dash of conviction sprinkled in there 😐）， but I really didn't expect it to be this easy to read。 （I also didn't expect to love it， but I kind of did？？） I read it in about two sittings， and I enjoyed it so much， I wish it would have taken longer so I could have had more time to think about all the different points that were made。 I also kind of want to buy my own copy and reread this immediately with a pencil and marker to take notes and highlight it to death。 There were sooo many good truths to contemplate， and yeah。。。 I read it too fast。 😝 Definitely caught some C。S。 Lewis influence in there too， which was wonderful。（I will say， some of it was "preaching to the choir，" but it was all principles that I believe in， so yes！！）I will give a disclaimer for the paragraph or two that really went into how depraved humanity is。 Nothing detailed， but still disturbing if you're sensitive。Anyway， didn't mean to get all gushy， but I think I just really needed this right now。 。。。more

Ann ，

Must read book for Christians。

Sreeja ，

First of all Matt， why do you have to call me out like that 😁I do follow Matt and his podcasts/ shows so I’m familiar with his personality/ the way he talks。 And， reading this book felt like he was talking to me。 I’m imagining the way he would say the words and his expressions！！ Every sentence was on point and every sentence spoke the truth。 So many topics were touched and broken down with such honesty。 He also referenced C。S Lewis which I loved。 This book isn’t really for non-believers as the t First of all Matt， why do you have to call me out like that 😁I do follow Matt and his podcasts/ shows so I’m familiar with his personality/ the way he talks。 And， reading this book felt like he was talking to me。 I’m imagining the way he would say the words and his expressions！！ Every sentence was on point and every sentence spoke the truth。 So many topics were touched and broken down with such honesty。 He also referenced C。S Lewis which I loved。 This book isn’t really for non-believers as the title already implies。 He just exposes all the believers， makes you face yourselves， your vices， your sins etc。 But his good intentions can definitely be felt through the book， he speaks the truth because nothing short of the truth is helpful for our spiritual journeys！ 。。。more

Stephanie ，

I am a time when many so-called “Christians “ with a large platform are more in line with the culture than the Bible ， And the only way they could remotely be called Christian is that they use scripture （misuse） from time to time， Matt Walshes unapologetic takedown of everything that is wrong in the church right now is a breath of fresh air！ Timid preachers that pussyfoot around the elephants in the room haven’t done anyone any favors， least of all the ones whose ears they attempt to tickle。 Mat I am a time when many so-called “Christians “ with a large platform are more in line with the culture than the Bible ， And the only way they could remotely be called Christian is that they use scripture （misuse） from time to time， Matt Walshes unapologetic takedown of everything that is wrong in the church right now is a breath of fresh air！ Timid preachers that pussyfoot around the elephants in the room haven’t done anyone any favors， least of all the ones whose ears they attempt to tickle。 Matt Walsh boldly （not shocking） takes no prisoners and calls out everyone， even himself！ You will feel convicted and challenged by this book if you are truly attempting to follow Christ。 In the end I appreciate analogy of people getting to the top as long as they don’t quit climbing and even if they get bruised and beaten along the way or if they start late， they can still get there！ Just don’t turn back to the world！ 。。。more

Onisim Moisa ，

Excellent It is one of the best books I've read recently。 I've learned much from the author， but most importantly， God used this message to search my heart。 Onisim Moisa Excellent It is one of the best books I've read recently。 I've learned much from the author， but most importantly， God used this message to search my heart。 Onisim Moisa 。。。more

Thomas Biernacki ，

By far the greatest author of all time。 Outlines the importance of a strong， traditional faith like Catholicism and critiques secular， Christian denominations。

Chris ，

"Just a little self-restraint， a little courage。 That's all it takes。 And it's really not very much for God to ask， considering all He has done for us。" - p39This book was a wake up call， if nothing else to clearly lay out how little I do。 Early on Walsh asks when the last time the reader gave up something they enjoy and have the means to enjoy but gave up because it's wrong。 And that was difficult to answer。 There was a lot of， "well I kind of gave that up。" or "But I didn't enjoy that that muc "Just a little self-restraint， a little courage。 That's all it takes。 And it's really not very much for God to ask， considering all He has done for us。" - p39This book was a wake up call， if nothing else to clearly lay out how little I do。 Early on Walsh asks when the last time the reader gave up something they enjoy and have the means to enjoy but gave up because it's wrong。 And that was difficult to answer。 There was a lot of， "well I kind of gave that up。" or "But I didn't enjoy that that much in the first place。" Had to sit and think about that for a while。The book does a good job of laying out the need to act like a Christian and the contrast between how easy things are in America compared to how complacent we often are。 Believing or saying the right things is one thing but does my life really look any different for being Christian？Some might feel that Walsh gets self-righteous in here but Walsh peppers in a lot of self condemnation for his own behavior。 So that softens the blow but I think it's far fetched to think that's a blow that needs softening because Walsh's point about living up to standards is valid regardless of his personal piety。But it's also nice to have the reminder that I'm not alone in this struggle。Overall， really good book and I'm glad I read it。 Certainly will be a re-read in the future。 。。。more

N ，

It’s not a cheerleading book about how great things are， but a sober look at the truth。 Many Christians and churches want religion without Christ。 It is not compassionate to pretend that is ok。

Scott Andrews ，

This is a book written by a layperson who is a conservative Catholic。The premise is rock solid: as a culture， we are adrift and lack the courage of our convictions。 In fact， we might not even know what those convictions should be。 And， while we idle away our time and talents， there are literal demons seeking our destruction。With this， I agree。That being said: I think some reading in chaplaincy would have benefited the author。 A little less saber rattling about pop culture which was already aptly This is a book written by a layperson who is a conservative Catholic。The premise is rock solid: as a culture， we are adrift and lack the courage of our convictions。 In fact， we might not even know what those convictions should be。 And， while we idle away our time and talents， there are literal demons seeking our destruction。With this， I agree。That being said: I think some reading in chaplaincy would have benefited the author。 A little less saber rattling about pop culture which was already aptly critiqued in Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History and Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business and little more about Marxist universities and public schools， most of government and certainly 99% of the established medical industry， which is fetid， vile irredeemable and certainly embracing nihilism， if not an outright totalitarian version of a demonic death worship cult。-------------------Also: divorce。 It is maybe not a great option in a homogeneous society where marriages are arranged between adults in a non-Islamic society。 In a post-modern world where innocents can easily get suckered into something seriously bad by sociopaths with cruel intent， divorce is an absolute necessity and should be obtainable instantly。 Then: child-brides？ Come on。 Bigamists？ Abusers？ Gamblers that lose the house？ Male and female adulterers that have abortions from numerous affairs。 Thieves who steal bank accounts？ Matt needs to think this one through。 He believes in demons and thinks that a normal might not end up with one and absolutely requires a path to freedom and safety？A union where there is no obligation， or threat， is the only true union of free will and the only union that tests a real bond。 So， the author is dead wrong， and dangerously naive， on that front。------------------And， the author seems to think exegesis and eisegesis are the same practice。 They are not。"Exegesis is legitimate interpretation which "reads out of' the text what the original author or authors meant to convey。 Eisegesis， on the other hand， reads into the text what the interpreter wishes to find or thinks he finds there。" Sage Journals。Most people involved in the former have no interest in twisting the text to pander to their non-Biblical worldview。 But， in practicing exegesis， we will find different people see different truths。 This is not relativism。 It is the search for the essential Truth， a Truth that will in all likelihood not be flattering; whereas language and social trickery， such as Marxism and CRT are most certainly exercises in eisegesis。 Those practitioners already have their sinister conclusions in-hand before the research begins。 Like Fauci denying early treatment options for AIDS and COVID so he can swing his AZT or Remdesivir-coated Scythe ever wider before reasonable people speak up。-----------------I have said this before and say it again:Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and ClassificationandI and Thouare better guides to start with when trying to find bedrock for an ethical life。Then， add the Bible。 And prayer， and quiet。 Then read about the History of Christianity， the Reformation， the Counter-Reformation and the Great Awakening。 Then The Imitation of Christ。 Then RB 1980: The Rule Of St。 Benedict。 Then The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit， Conditions， Methods。 Then learn a physical skill。We may have to form new intentional communities soon。 And， while I do not agree 100% with Matt， I like seeing him on Tucker。 He seems like the good Seth Rogen （if such a thing is even possible）。 。。。more

Ⓐⓢⓗⓛⓔⓨ ✝️ ，

Great read。