Why You Matter: How Your Quest for Meaning Is Meaningless Without God Paperback - 2021

"Why You Matter may just be the most important book you'll read this year."
-- J. Warner Wallace, senior fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and author of Cold-Case Christianity and So the Next Generation Will Know

What makes life meaningful? Without a good answer to that question, we can expend much energy and experience much anxiety as we attempt to live lives of significance, only to find that in the end we missed the point entirely and along the way were deeply dissatisfied. But there is hope. In Why You Matter, from Perspectives: A Summit Ministries Series, Michael Sherrard shows that life is only meaningful if God exists. He then shows how that fundamental fact provides clarity for some of the most important questions of our lives, including

- Who am I?
- How should I treat others?
- What should I do with my life?
- How do I make sense of suffering?

If you have struggled with a sense of self-worth and direction in your life, if you are searching for meaning in a world of suffering, chaos, and uncertainty, Why You Matter will give you confidence that your life matters--but maybe not for the reasons you think.


"Does my life really have any meaning? If so, how do I find it? Whether Christian or not, read this book and find out why your life matters deeply."--Sean McDowell, PhD, associate professor of apologetics at Biola University and author of Evidence That Demands a Verdict

"In this very important book, Mike deals with humanity's most basic question, reveals why its pursuit seems so elusive to so many, and points to the only One who can offer an answer worth believing."--John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and coauthor of A Practical Guide to Culture


Michael Sherrard (MDiv, Luther Rice College and Seminary) is senior pastor at Crosspoint Community Church and faculty member at Summit Ministries. He is the author of Relational Apologetics and a national speaker specializing in biblical worldview, ethics, and evangelism. He lives in Peachtree City, Georgia, with his wife, Terri Anna, and their five children.