The Grand Paradox
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The Grand Paradox

The Messiness of Life, the Mystery of God and the Necessity of Faith

  1. 213 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Grand Paradox

The Messiness of Life, the Mystery of God and the Necessity of Faith

About this book

If we were made for relationship with God, why do we often feel lost and distant from Him?

The life of Christian faith is and always has been a beautifully awkward reality. Following Jesus is done—can only be done—in the messiness of this world into which we were all born. Yet many Christians expect the walk of faith to be easier, neater, and relatively devoid of hassles.

So perhaps it’s time for a frank conversation about the true nature of Christian faith. Maybe there are many desperately in need of a clear dialogue about how—despite living in a turbulent, chaotic world—our greatest joy is found in our pursuit of God.

In The Grand Paradox, Ken Wytsma seeks to help readers understand that although God can be mysterious, He is in no way absent.

  • God’s ways are contradictory and counter to the way the world tells us to pursue happiness.
  • Doubt is okay, it will accompany in the life of faith.
  • What looks like struggle can actually be the most important and meaningful season of our lives.

This book is an exploration of the art of living by faith. It is a book for all those wrestling with the paradoxes that confront those who seek to walk with Christ. It’s an honest look at how faith works, here and now, in our culture, our time—and how to put down real roots and flourish in the midst of our messy lives.

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Information

Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9780718005917

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. DEDICATION
  5. CONTENTS
  6. FOREWORD
  7. INTRODUCTION: THIS BEAUTIFUL MESS
  8. CHAPTER 1: JERICHO
  9. CHAPTER 2: PARADOX
  10. CHAPTER 3: WHAT KIERKEGAARD KNEW
  11. CHAPTER 4: WISDOM’S FOLLY
  12. CHAPTER 5: A WORLD MADE RIGHT
  13. CHAPTER 6: VIRTUE, THE GREEKS, AND THE MEANING OF HAPPINESS
  14. CHAPTER 7: DOUBT
  15. CHAPTER 8: PERSONAL CALLING AND MISSION
  16. CHAPTER 9: LOVE IS NEVER WRONG
  17. CHAPTER 10: COMPLEXITY AND THE LIMITS OF HUMAN UNDERSTANDING
  18. CHAPTER 11: CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
  19. CHAPTER 12: MOTHER KIRK
  20. CHAPTER 13: OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
  21. CHAPTER 14: SPIRITUAL FATIGUE (OR, THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL)
  22. CHAPTER 15: BLESSING COME LATE
  23. CHAPTER 16: BETWEEN THE GARDENS
  24. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  25. NOTES
  26. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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