Binding: Hardcover
Description: Peter Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics those Christian ideas that usually scare us or intimidate us or worry us and then make those very places a meeting place with a God who is bigger and wilder and more wonderful and trustworthy than we ever could have guessed. Sarah Bessey author of Out of Sorts and Jesus Feminist The author of How the Bible Actually Works and The Bible Tells Me So explains how our model of God and faith must evolve as our understanding of the world deepens just as the Bible describes it should. Life throws us curve balls from devastating personal losses to world tragedies. These events often leave us doubting God the Bible and our faith. But instead of pushing away our reservations we should embrace them Peter Enns argues. A leading biblical scholar and Christian mentor Enns has never been afraid to question the Bible or Christian beliefs. Such thoughtful inquisitiveness he argues is part of God's plan. He wants us to question because doing so actually leads to a stronger lasting faith. By reframing how we see these events we allow ourselves to see how the Bible itself showcases this very process and that treating curve balls as the enemy is not only counterproductive but thwarts God's goal of helping us become mature and wise. Enns shares a number of curve balls he's encountered in his own life and the questions he has pondered. Does God care about the millions of people who never heard the gospel? Could I relate to a God who has created a universe this big? If God is so relatable constant and caring how do we explain quantum physics? He reveals how particular biblical passages have helped him find wisdom and how they can do the same for us. As Curveball persuasively shows God is bigger and more mysterious than anyone's expectations. We need a faith that can grow just as deeply.
Title: Curveball When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming
Author(s): Enns Peter
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780063093478
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 2/7/2023
Category: Christian Spirituality & Religious Experience