by Philip Yancey
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No part of the Bible goes unstudied in this book's search for God's hidden nature.
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 After the Bible, One of the Most Important Books I Have Read, 2008-08-20
I read this book after receiving it from a Jewish friend who had converted to Christianity, and who found it very useful for himself. I put it on the shelf as I had too many books that I had not finished already. I finally got to reading it years later, when I found myself, a lifelong Christian, very disappointed with God. I wasn't disappointed with Him because I'd lost my mother at a young age, or faced many other difficulties in life, but because for the first time in my life, I was faced with a problem that I couldn't easily overcome: the aftermath of a sinus surgery that left me much worse than before, and with no end in sight to my physical misery. Getting a spiritual perspective to my physical torment was essential, and reading this book, as much as anything else I've done, has helped me a great deal. I'm still battling to get healthy again nine years later, but I still draw strength from this book.
Aneil Mishra
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If you think God is unfair, hidden, or silent, then you need to read this book, 2008-08-06
The death rate for humans is 100%. The rate of suffering is 100%. In fact, if you are fortunate enough to live to an old age, you will have probably endured much pain and suffering in your lifetime and you may very well suffer some more as you approach physical death. Why is that? Why did God design the world this way? Isn't this unfair? These were some of the questions I asked after watching my father endure a debilitating stroke which took away the life as he knew it, even though he survived the stroke.
I was really happy to see Philip Yancey's book in the Kindle edition because Yancey is my favorite author. I knew he would apply sound thinking and Biblical understanding. And indeed, Yancey does not disappoint (no pun intended). He attempts to answer three basic questions: 1) Is God unfair? 2) Is God hidden? 3) Is God silent?
Yancey thoughtfully addresses these issues through interviews with others and his own dedicated study of the nature of God throughout the Bible. Job plays a prominent role here. Even though Job loses everything and is angry with God and confronts God, he never loses faith. One of Yancey's interviewees, who has gone through more than his fair share of suffering says, "Life may be unfair, but God is not." He says that he has learned to see beyond the present physical reality and toward the spiritual reality. Life was not fair to Jesus -- here was the best and most righteous man in history who was summarily tortured and executed, suffering a horrible death. Yet justice ultimately prevailed through the triumph of the resurrection.
This is just a little hint of what Yancey has to say about this age-old subject. It certainly helped me think through these issues in my life.
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Disappointment Explored, 2008-07-20
Disappointment is a universal fact of life. Disappointment with life, disappointment with self, disappointment with others and disappointment with God are all normal. Everyone experiences disappointment and pain in various ways and to various degrees.
Philip Yancey offers a very honest and deeply thoughtful treatment of the problem of disappointment with God. This book offers much to think about and much comfort.
As I read this book I was gently reminded of the comments by Billy Graham on 9/11 in which he pointed out that we each have a choice to make as to how we would respond to those terrible events.
Like Billy Graham, this book gently asks us to look beyond our pain and kindly reminds us that we have a choice to make.
Thank You!
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Dealing with pain and loss, 2008-03-28
An excellent read for someone who is trying to deal with life's reality and the negative aspects of reality. Yancey enables one to begin to radically accept "life is what it is" and once accepted one can begin to deal with life on life's terms. He explains once accepted suffering ends!
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A faith transforming book, 2008-03-12
I do not believe in coincidence so, when I saw this book on the shelf on the same day I got some VERY disappointing news (news that had me yelling at God on the inside), I knew I had to read it. I just finished it and it would not be an exaggeration to say that this book has transformed my faith and the way I now see my relationship with God. I believe this book should be required reading for everyone (not just Christians but, everyone). It does more to answer the hard questions about God and the "why" questions we all have at some point in our lives than any other book I have ever read. Thank you, Mr. Yancey for writing this book!
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