Where was God when that happened?

Author: Christopher Ash
Publisher: The Good Book Company
ISBN: 1910307246
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
An engaging and accessible guide to the Bible's teaching on God's sovereignty This is a warm, pastorally hearted guide to the Bible's teaching on God's sovereignty. When a disaster happens; when personal tragedy strikes; when we are perplexed by world events, Christians can begin to doubt that God is either truly good, or truly in control. Christopher Ash faces these questions head on, without flinching at any of the difficulties. First he looks at six different ways people have answered this question - both as Christians and from other religions and none. He then reveals the Bible's answer: the revelation of God's character and purposes throughout history.

Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?

Author: Luis Palau
Publisher: Galilee Trade
ISBN: 9780385492645
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Suffering. Its stubborn inevitability prompts our deepest doubts about life as well as a profound search for meaning. Why do we suffer? Why must we lose the ones we love? Why must each of us face sickness and death? If God exists, where is God when these things happen? International evangelist Luis Palau has seen desperate suffering in the lives of millions of people all over the world and has experienced it in his own life. In Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?, Palau helps those in pain come to grips with the crushing adversities of life by directing them to the limitless resources found in God. Without sidestepping the most difficult questions or slipping into the pat answers of a merely intellectual faith, Palau provides encouragement and hope to those who sorely need both. Although helpful to readers already committed in their faith, this book is especially intended for those who are still searching and who wonder where God could be in times of trouble. Instead of an academic treatise on "the problem of evil," Where Is God When Bad Things Happen? is an empathetic exploration of divine action in the midst of terrible pain.

Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?

Author: Horace O. Duke
Publisher: St Pauls BYB
ISBN: 9788171092574
Category : Pastoral counseling
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description

God Can Make it Happen

Author: Russ Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882077413
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Problems pressing in on you? Got a host of unmet needs? God is big enough. You simply need to activate your faith! Russ Johnston firmly believes that the Bible promises a lot more than most Christians claim. In seminars and classes, he has taught principles that have turned ordinary lives into extraordinary adventures. He helps people see that God is good, delighting to meet His children's needs and desires. Now, Johnston shares these same truths of how you too can learn to live up to your full potential. God doesn't promise a trouble-free life, but He will turn your troubles into multiplied blessings as you exercise your faith. Take it from Russ Johnston: God can make it happen! - Back cover.

Where God Happens

Author: Rowan Williams
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1590303903
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
The place "where God happens," according to Rowan Williams's striking new reading of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, is between each other. It's a truth that we of the twenty-first century most urgently need to learn in order to heal the experience of alienation that has become endemic to our age, and these odd and appealing ancient figures, surprisingly, hold keys to this healing. The fourth-century Christian hermits of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine understood the truth of Christian community profoundly, and their lives demonstrate it vividly—even though they often lived in solitude and isolation. The author breaks through our preconceived ideas of the Desert Fathers to reveal them in a new light: as true and worthy role models—even for us in our modern lives—who have much to teach us about dealing with the anxieties, uncertainties, and sense of isolation that have become hallmarks of modern life. They especially embody valuable insights about community, about how to live together in an intimate and meaningful way. Williams makes these radical figures, who clearly have a special place in his heart, come to life in a new way for everyone. The book includes an appendix of selections from the teachings of the Desert Fathers.

Where Is God When It Hurts?

Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310864712
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Gold Medallion Book Award Winner. Over a million copies sold. An inspirational classic for more than thirty years,?Where Is God When It Hurts??honestly explores pain—from physical wounds to emotional and spiritual pain—and sheds new light on God's presence in our suffering. "How can a loving God allow this to happen? God is either all-loving or all-powerful, but he can't be both." You've heard that question, and perhaps you've even asked it yourself. When a loved one dies, we receive a terminal diagnosis, or natural disasters strike, people often wonder whether God is the?cause?of suffering and why he doesn't immediately take away the pain or fix the situation. As a result, we become angry at the once-beloved God who betrayed us. Bestselling author Philip Yancey uses examples from the Bible and from his own experiences to show us how we can learn to accept—without blame, anger, or fear—what we don't understand. Along the way, he answers questions such as: Why is there such a thing as pain? Is pain a message from God? How should we respond to suffering? How can we learn to cope with pain? Where Is God When It Hurts??speaks to everyone who thinks that suffering doesn't make sense. With compassion and clarity, Yancey brings us one step closer to finding an answer when our pain, or the pain of those we love, is real and we are left wondering,?where is God when it hurts? "One of the most helpful treatments of the problem of evil that I've ever read. If I were looking around for something to give to individuals who are going through travail or difficulty, this is the book I'd recommend." —Dr. Vernon Grounds, former Chancellor of Denver Seminar

Where the Hell Is God?

Author: Richard Leonard, Sj
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 1616430850
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 89

Book Description
Combines professional insights along with the author's own experience and insights to speculate on how believers can make sense of their Christian faith when confronted with tragedy and suffering.

How Can a Good God Let Bad Things Happen?

Author: Mark Tabb
Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781600062681
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Uniting fresh ideas from Scripture with people's real-life stories, Tabb provides an honest discussion of suffering that explains that God has not abandoned His people, but instead offers comfort in a chaotic world.

Whatever Happened to the Power of God

Author: Michael L. Brown
Publisher: Destiny Image Incorporated
ISBN: 9781560430421
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
Why are the seriously ill seldom healed? Why do people fall in the Spirit yet remain unchanged? Why can believers speak in tongues and wage spiritual warfare without impacting society? This book confronts you with its life-changing answers.

Revelation

Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60

Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.