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The Power of Hope

World headlines and our personal struggles can leave us feeling weary and anxious. But life's questions and our emotions are not new to God. If you are feeling exhausted, worried, or lonely or are facing life's difficulties, The Power of Hope by Jack Countryman offers a beautiful reminder that the same God who comforted and blessed the people of the Bible can offer you transformation and peace today. In this beautiful book, Jack Countryman explores how Bible characters responded to adversity with a faith in God that brought them hope--not necessarily because their circumstances changed but because their focus changed. Regardless of what you’re facing today, you can have the same hope as Abraham, Mary, and Paul that God . . . loves you is with you promises to help you wants to bless you forever The Power of Hope is a perfect self-purchase or gift for men and women who need a reminder that God is by their side. It includes . . . 100 encouraging Scripture-based entries a presentation page for easy and meaningful gifting a ribbon marker to keep your place Let God draw you nearer to Him through the ordinary lives of men and women in the Bible. Like them, you can know hope in every situation. Because the same God who held them close holds you now.

Is God Incompetent?

Is God to blame for natural disasters? Does He cause volcanic action, flooding, earthquakes, plague and genetic disease? Can He Prevent them? Why doesn’t He? Geoffrey E L Bennett uncovers deep Biblical insights linking them to twenty-first century cultural and scientific answers. Is God cruel or callous? Is He impotent or incompetent? How can I know if God even exists? Part one explores pain and shows how different cultural groups understand God to be vindictive and cruel, or else limited in power, or believe that suffering does not really exist. Part two examines Old Testament teaching on suffering, challenging the idea of ancient wisdom. Profound teaching is dissected from the minor and major prophets as well as the story of Job. Then the New Testament fulfillment of prophecy is examined, challenging perceived ideas, and finishes with an interpretation of the Apocalypse. The concluding solution to pain and suffering of God. Part three deals with scientific theories and twenty-first century concepts of the universe and the physical world, together with raw nature and biogenetic problems. What place does God have in our modern world? Do natural disasters “Acts of God” show a limited or incompetent Deity?

Life Beyond Death