Unshakable Faith: How to Stand Firm in a Culture of Lies

Believers “are compromising their faith or leaving it altogether... because they’re being shaped more by secular culture than the historic Christian faith,” argues pastor Graham in his disappointing debut. He contends that secular society’s emphasis on individualism has seeped into church culture, perpetuating a faith that prioritizes personal wants and discounts the importance of worshiping God with a “surrendered heart.” Among modern society’s ills, he highlights cancel culture and the practice of “church shopping” rather than committing to one faith community, which is likely to cause “spiritual drift.” Graham finds the antidote in spiritual practices, like regularly reading the Bible and attending church, that can bring believers back to Christianity’s roots. But for all of his criticism of how believers supposedly pick and choose parts of Christianity, he fails to consider how much of the traditional church doctrine he espouses, including the opposition to gay marriage, arises from narrow readings of the Bible that often fail to account for historical context. Readers should proceed with caution. (May)