This book was written in response to a friend’s question. His initial response was ‘because it’s true’, but that didn’t satisfy the enquirer. He wanted to know what difference faith made to life; what are the consequences of faith. Timothy Radcliffe believes that if one thinks of religion in terms of its ‘benefits’ it reduces faith to just another commodity, but he argues that the presence of God in our lives should make a difference to how we live: this doesn’t give Christians a moral superiority or imply that they are better people, but if our lives aren’t marked by some form of hope, freedom, happiness, courage why should people believe a word we say?