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James Finke

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in Waterbury, CT, The United States

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Christian, Spirituality, Religion

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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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James Finke’s books

Average rating: 4.33 · 1,321 ratings · 178 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dear Judas 4.35 avg rating — 814 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 — 205 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 — 135 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 4.57 avg rating — 101 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 — 60 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
	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
	Modulation of Immune Effector and Regulator Cells by Sunitinib: Potential for Combination Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	¿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 — 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

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A few months ago, I read Atomic Habits. My reaction at first? Pretty good book. Helpful. But honestly, nothing life-changing for me personally. Then I actually applied it. I started building what I call a “memorization chain.” Every day during my commute, I memorize one key verse from each chapter of John’s Gospel. Not justContinue reading "🌐 SOMETHING THAT’S CHANGED MY WALK WITH GOD" Read more of this blog post »

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James Finke rated a book did not like it The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald	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
Truly underwhelming.
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James Finke finished reading Dear Judas by James Finke (Goodreads Author)	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 rated a book it was amazing Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion by Allie Beth Stuckey	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 rated a book it was amazing The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel	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 rated a book really liked it Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America's Elite Universities by Elise Stefanik	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
Not exactly surprising given what we all see coming out of our Ivy League universities today, but this quick read was a good resource on an important topic.
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James Finke rated a book liked it Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (Goodreads Author)	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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“Remember”
― James Finke, Dear Judas: A Christian Novel: A novel that teaches apologetics with a modern day Screwtape Letters twist

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“Faith is “the evidence of things we cannot see.”
― James Finke, You Don't Need a Ph.D. to Find G-O-D

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“Do you realize that when it comes to the problem of sin, our world is full of people who spend their lives rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?”
― James Finke, Jesus: Fib, Dead, or God?

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James’s Quotes

“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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