Missing Ingredients: More Than Forgiven

By: Shanks, Jason K.

Most people don't walk away from Christianity because they rejected Jesus.

They walk away because the version of the gospel they were given didn't work.

They were told their sins were forgiven, but their hearts stayed restless.
They were promised heaven, but real life still felt confusing, heavy, or unchanged.
They believed in Jesus, yet quietly wondered if there was supposed to be more.

Missing Ingredients is written for anyone who has believed, doubted, drifted, or deconstructed-not because they hated faith, but because the faith they received felt incomplete.

This book does not offer religious shortcuts or moral checklists.
It does not argue people into belief.

Instead, it rebuilds the gospel from the inside out.

Tracing the story of Scripture from creation to new creation, Missing Ingredients reveals how the good news of Jesus is not only about forgiveness, but about restoration, formation, and learning how to live under the reign of a good King.

You will discover:

Why so many Christians feel saved but unformed

How the gospel shapes identity, relationships, and daily life

What it means to follow Jesus beyond a moment of belief

Why grace doesn't lower the bar, but changes the source of strength

This is not a call to try harder.
It is an invitation to receive a fuller gospel.

Because the missing ingredients were never effort, performance, or religious behavior.
They were always relationship, formation, and a story big enough to live inside.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMX73595
• ISBN13: 9798247803584
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"