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When the ground shakes, and a poor nation’s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community’s hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation?
When we lift our prayers to God, and no answer seems to come; when we earnestly seek to know the will of God for our lives, yet can't seem to discern it; when God seems far away; where is God? If God counts the hairs on our head, and knows every sparrow that falls, why is finding and understanding God's will so difficult at times?
In Why? Making Sense of God's Will best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, Hamilton addresses how we can comprehend God’s plan for the world and ourselves.
Chapters include:
1. Why Do the Innocent Suffer?
2. Why Do My Prayers Go Unanswered?
3. Why Can't I See God's Will for My Life?
4. Why God's Love Prevails
“When it comes to the weightiest problems for our faith, like suffering and unanswered prayers and God’s will, philosophers don’t get the job done for me. But thoughtful pastors do. For me, the one thoughtful pastor who offers wisdom for our deepest questions is Adam Hamilton. This book is a rare gift and the kind of book that needs to be close at hand for all Christians. This book proves theology has to be done by pastors.”
–Scot McKnight, author of A Community Called Atonement
“As someone for whom the ‘Christian answers’ I grew up with failed to satisfy the troubling questions of my adulthood, I deeply appreciate Adam Hamilton’s thoughtful book Why? I recommend this book to anyone who longs to leave behind simplistic answers and discover a God who invites them into a collaborative process of bringing redemption, love and hope to a world in desperate need.”
–Lynne Hybels, author of Nice Girls Don’t Change the World
“Unlike many Christian writers these days, Adam Hamilton does actually make sense of God’s will. This is a profoundly satisfying treatment of common misconceptions about God. Everyone who asks ‘Why?’ when confronted with evil, innocent suffering, unanswered prayers, and failure to perceive God’s will should read this book.”
–Roger Olson, author of Questions to All Your Answers
Chapter 1 Why Do the Innocent Suffer? 1
Chapter 2 Why Do My Prayers Go Unanswered? 31
Chapter 3 Why Can't I See God's Will for My Life? 55
Chapter 4 Why God's Love Prevails 77
I picked this up because it was discounted, there are very few Christian writers I really like. I'm so glad I got this, Adam Hamilton has a wonderfully clear, concise voice and provides easy to understand explanations for some of life's hard questions. Looking forward to reading more by him.
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Posted April 5, 2011
During a time of personal hardship do you ask God "why me?" Do you curse God for treating you unfairly? Do you think God is punishing you for something that you, or those before you, did? To understand "why stuff happens" you need to read Adam's book WHY?. He builds the case for making sense of God's will on three premises: 1. God has given man dominion over the earth; 2. God has given us Free Will, the right to choose; 3. We have the Predisposition to stray from God's path. Provided is enlightenment for those who have no answer as well as for those who may question what they believe.
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Posted June 13, 2011
I+enjoyes+this+book.++Love+the+way+the+writer+broke+down+the+fundamentals+of+prayer.++This+book+helped+me+put+prayer+in+its+proper+perspective.++I+know+that+God+answers+prayer%2C+because+I+have+seen+it+in+my+life.++What+I+did+not+know%2C+what+to+prayers+were+self+centered+and+which+were+giving+thanks+just+because+I+am+alive+and+healthy.
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Posted May 21, 2011
If you aren't going through a difficult situation now, you probably will be sometime in the future, or have already, or know someone who is. Adam Hamilton has done a wonderful job addressing the answer to the "Why?" we so often ask in difficult times. If you aren't asking it now, be prepared with a response for someone who is. Very practical and down to earth!
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Posted May 10, 2013
Why are blade and throat so bad words to say
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Posted May 8, 2013
AWESOME SWORD!!!!!!!!
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Posted March 22, 2013
If u alll kill urself this clan wont even exist nemore[•_•]
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Posted March 22, 2013
Im goona hit the bed see yall later
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Posted March 27, 2013
Practises sword fighting.
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Posted March 27, 2013
I run at a dummy stabbibf it in the chest flipping forward
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Posted March 1, 2013
A friend of mine handed me this book a short time back knowing how I admire Adam Hamilton's sermons and writings. He is the senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas.
Why? is a small book, only about a third of an inch thick, about four inches wide by seven high, but it's packed with wisdom from cover to cover.
The book is dedicated to two friends Pastor Hamilton held in high regard, Gary and Danny Patterson. The two suffered what he classified as "an untimely death," and the book is Pastor Hamilton's attempt to make sense of their senseless deaths.
He talks about why innocents suffer, why prayers seem to go unanswered, why God's will seems obscure, and why God's love prevails. If these questions have plagued you, too, you might want to pick up a copy.
Anonymous
Posted September 15, 2012
In a world where many reject the predominant view of God, Adam Hamilton gives us another way to look the questions starting with Why...without rejecting the Bible. God is loving. God is not mean. We simply have misunderstood.
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Posted July 20, 2012
But i thought... i thought... *tears come to his eyes and he runs away*
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Posted August 13, 2012
Sits and cries
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Posted March 22, 2013
His wings push you off him d he holds a bl.ade to your thro.at after pinning you.
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Posted August 5, 2011
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"why" is an amazing little book that awnsers the tough questians that many people face on a day to day basis: why bad things happen happen to good people why good people suffer why some prayers seem to go unawnsered. however this little paperback also gives encouragment that shows how God will get us through the storms that we have to face. great gift idea for a friend or family member.
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Overview
When the ground shakes, and a poor nation’s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community’s hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation?
When we lift our prayers to God, and no answer seems to come; when we earnestly seek to know the will of God for our ...