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James Finke

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James Finke brings over 17 years of experience managing 50-million-dollar insurance portfolios in Corporate America. He is an expert in assessing risk and hedging bets. Therefore, it sometimes catches people off-guard when they discover he has gone all-in and wagered everything that the Bible is true.

Christianity Uncomplicated began as a “quarantine project” for his church in 2020 and has since blossomed into a transformative global ministry. Published in multiple languages and distributed in 15 countries, James’s book series has touched thousands of lives, aiming to glorify God and spread the Gospel.

Residing in Connecticut with his wife and four children, James engages with readers on Instagram @authorjamesfinke.

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	Dear Judas 4.36 avg rating — 897 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bible Uncomplicated: A Christian Business Case for Why We Believe 4.11 avg rating — 208 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Don't Need a Ph.D. to Find G-O-D (Common Sense Christian Apologetics Book 1) 4.35 avg rating — 136 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Exactly is the Gospel?: A Guide for Born Again Christians to Share the Good News of Jesus Christ 4.58 avg rating — 102 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jesus: Fib, Dead, or God? (Common Sense Christian Apologetics Book 2) 4.38 avg rating — 63 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Judas (Dear Judas, Book 2) 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Judas: A Christian Novel by James Finke (Goodreads Author), Gerhard Weigelt (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	¿Qué es exactamente el evangelio?: Un guía para ayudar los cristianos compartir las buenas noticias de Jesús Cristo by James Finke (Goodreads Author), Melaida Montanez (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Profit to Purpose: Graduate-Level Essays on Defending and Deepening Christian Beliefs - Reflections from a Businessman's Return to School 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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James Finke and 3 other people liked Christian Shelves's review of Still Judas (Dear Judas, Book 2): "Tommy and Elizabeth Finch are quickly becoming one of my favourite married couples to cheer on as they live out their faith in Christ together. Following Tommy's encounter with God in Dear Judas, Still Judas starts off at a colleague's funeral, setti" Read more of this review »
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“That’s the beautiful thing about absolute truth. It’s true regardless of how you feel about it or whether you believe it.”
― James Finke, Jesus: Fib, Dead, or God?

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― James Finke, Dear Judas: A Christian Novel: Christian based fiction with a modern Screwtape Letters twist

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“Faith is “the evidence of things we cannot see.”
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“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
― C.S. Lewis

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