Your God Is Too Safe: Rediscovering the Wonder of a God You Can't Control - Softcover

Buchanan, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576737748 ISBN 13: 9781576737743

Publisher: Multnomah, 2001

Synopsis

Here's a thoughtful, probing exploration of why Christians get stuck in the place of complacency, dryness, and tedium -- and how to move on to new levels of spiritual passion! Buchanan shows how the majority of Christians begin their spiritual journey with excitement and enthusiasm -- only to get bogged down in a "borderland" -- an in-between space beyond the "old life" but short of the abundant, adventurous existence promised by Jesus. Citing Jonah, he examines the problem of "borderland living" -- where doubt, disappointment, guilt, and wonderlessness keep people in a quagmire of mediocrity -- then offers solutions ... effective ways to get unstuck and move into a bold, unpredictable, exhilarating walk with Christ. Inspired writing!

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Buchanan is a pastor and freelance writer/editor who lives with his wife, Cheryl, and three children on the west coast of Canada. Educated at the University of British Columbia and Regent University, he has been published in numerous periodicals, including Christianity Today and Books and Culture.

From AudioFile:

Lloyd Jamess effortless narration captures Buchanans argument that God is neither safe nor predictable. Instead God takes risks; He is passionate, loving, and filled with purpose to help man become holy. With careful pacing and understatement, James delivers the authors belief that those who think God is safe live in the borderland, a place without passion or the freedom to grow spiritually. The second half of the book explores how to get to know the God of the Bible and encourages listeners to move from the borderland into the unfamiliar. The struggle is worth the prize, which is a rich spiritual life with God. The arguments in this thought-provoking book are biblical and based on solid theology. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Multnomah
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1576737748
• ISBN 13: 9781576737743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240