Jack Phillips - The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court

The Cost of My Faith

How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court

Jack Phillips

Jack Phillips is a very courageous and patriotic American who is a splendid example of what it will take to preserve the freedoms that we so often take for granted in this country. The reader of this book will quickly realize that God never sent you into a battle without equipping you to win. We cannot be the land of the free if we are not the home of the brave.

Benjamin S. Carson Sr., M.D., former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Inspired by Civil War leadership examples, Jack Phillips boldly stepped out in faith and launched his now-legendary Masterpiece Cakeshop. His dazzling artistry has included a bust of Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway and a portrait of Billy Graham, but he will forever be known as the creative genius who lived out his faith with kindness toward all while faithfully honoring biblical principles as a man of conscience. He will cheerfully serve one and all in an environment in which anyone and everyone could feel welcome. But he will not violate his deeply held beliefs or convey a message through artistic creations that runs afoul of conscience. An instructional saga revealing modern-day challenges to our constitutional order, Jack Phillipss important book is an inspiring modern-day profile in courageous servanthood.

Ken Starr, former president of Baylor University

My friend Jack Phillips is an easygoing man, but that doesnt mean he hides his light under a bushel basket in the midst of darkness. Jack is living the Christian life as Scripture describes: As bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). His book lays out a journey that has taken him from his Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. You will be amazed by his story and encouraged to see why God often allows trouble to come knocking. Jacks personal experience caused him to see that while society may be hostile to Christs message, God uses it to give extraordinary platforms from which to testify to His power and His great salvation, often leading us along pathways we never would have sought. There is a cost for freedom, and Jesus ultimately paid the greatest price to win the souls of mankind. This book will open your eyes to the cost of your faith and the hope that Christ gives.

Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritans Purse

Take it from a family that knows what its like to have people come after you for your beliefs: the only way you survive attacks on faith in our culture is to stand firm in Jesus Christ. Jack Phillips knows what its like to pay a cost for his beliefs, and he shares his amazing story in The Cost of My Faith. We pray that reading this book, you will be inspired as much as we were.

Phil and Kay Robertson,New York Times bestselling author (Phil) of The Theft of Americas Soul

To meet Jack Phillips is to meet a meek and loving man of God. His story in The Cost of My Faith relays his love for everyone and his conviction in Jesus Christ and the Holy Scriptures. We encourage you to read this book, follow this mans example, and be challenged to pay your cost for the kingdom of God when the moment arrives.

Al and Lisa Robertson, co-authors of Desperate Forgiveness

My friend Jack Phillips just wants to serve others and honor God through his business. But when he chose not to use his creative skills to celebrate something that violates his biblical convictions, he paid a heavy price. Jack took a courageous stand, and by not backing down, he became a modern-day hero of the faith. Now hes captured his story in this inspiring book. Jacks account has lessons for us all in todays culture. Its a must-read!

Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family

The author of Hebrews says about the faithful, some identified by name and others identified by only deed, that of whom the world was not worthy. With quiet strength, Jack Phillips has loved both God and neighbor through a series of trials and tribulations, lawsuits and lost business, that would do in most of us. His story is a defining one of our time. It needed to be told, and it now has been in this great book, The Cost of My Faith. The implications of Jacks story must be reckoned with.

John Stonestreet, host of BreakPoint and president of the Colson Center

Jack Phillipss book begins as a great American story: hard work and hard-won lessons in Middle America. But Jack, an average American small-business owner, was attacked by massive forces that tried to destroy his livelihood and his reputation. This book is a testimony to Jacks faith in Christ and an opportunity for Him to share the Good News. A must-read!

Eric Patterson, Ph.D., executive vice president of the Religious Freedom Institute

Jack Phillips is a soft-spoken, sensitive, humble man of great integrity. You cannot help loving him as he reflects Gods love to all people he meets. Jack is also an artistbut not in ways you might expect. His canvas is the beautiful cakes he designs, sculpts, and paints with radiant colors to help people celebrate momentous events in their lives. Jacks cakes are indeed Masterpieces. But what is of preeminent importance to Jack is that he is a follower of Jesus. It was Jacks expression of his love for Gods Word in a brief encounter with two men who wanted Jack to create a wedding cake that led him on the journey he describes in his book, The Cost of My Faith. It is the story of Jacks unwavering faith that sustained him during his long battle to exercise his constitutional rights and honor God. Jacks book will challenge you in your own journey of faith as well.

Michael J. Norton, former Colorado United States Attorney

Jack Phillips never intended to be a cultural warrior. But what are ordinary Christians to do in extraordinary times? The Cost of My Faith is Jacks story that includes both courage and conviction. The book has additional benefits for every person who values personal freedom, religious freedom, and artistic expression. Those benefits include inspiration, instruction, and encouragement. There may come a time when you might need to make a hard choice, a costly choice, a sacrificial choice, because you believe in immutable principles. Jacks story might be your story in the not too distant future.

Pastor Gino Geraci, Salem Media talk show host and president and founder of Scripture Says

From God meeting Jack in an old blue 66 Mustang, through all the ups and downs of starting his own business, to facing death threats, and eventually a six-year battle to a U.S. Supreme Court victory, TheCost of My Faith is the story of Gods faithfulness to use an obedient man. Because of Jack Phillips, religious freedom is strengthened and Americas future is brighter.

Americas success is because average men and women are courageous enough to stand strong for our founding principles. Jack Phillips faced tremendous hostility because of his religious values, responded with compassion and love, and God used all of it to make our country stronger. The Cost of My Faith is a must-read for all Americans!

The Cost of My Faith is a behind-the-scenes look at Americas most famous baker. The challenges he faced, the compassion and love he showed his persecutors, and the victory he had at the U.S. Supreme Court. Most importantly, the book provides insight into Jacks testimony. How God met him in an old blue 66 Mustang, and has been a constant presence in his life ever since.