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Jul 22, 2015 and if i confuse god with the physical reality of life by expecting constant good health for example then i set myself up for crashing disappointment. Philip yancey asks three questions in this book about god and why he doesnt intervene in the here and now. Jun 14, 2010 i give disappointment with god by philip yancey an a. By philip yancey ebook product description winner of the gold medallion award and an inspirational bestseller for over twenty years, where is god when it hurts. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing, and went against what he had been taught.
In disappointment with god, he poses three questions that christians wonder but seldom ask. Swindoll i feel nourished by it and my spirits raised by it. Has been revised and updated by the author to explore the many important issues that have arisen during that time. Finding god in unexpected places will sharpen your spiritual vision and challenge you to look for god outside the four walls of the church. His books have sold more than fifteen million copies in english and have been translated into forty languages, making him one of the bestselling contemporary christian authors. I truly appreciate the approach yancey took to wrestling with this disappointment with god. I also recommended it highly to those who were questioning gods goodness.