Stumbling Blocks: Conquering the stuff that holds you back

Gavin Calver

ISBN 10: 0857212001 / ISBN 13: 9780857212009

Published by SPCK Publishing, 2012

About this Item

2012. Paperback. So many young Christians fall away, often struggling even to believe in God. Why? How can they, with encouragement, find a way to meet Christ and keep journeying with Him? Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174. . . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9780857212009

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stumbling Blocks: Conquering the stuff that holds you back
• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857212001
• ISBN 13: 9780857212009
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

It can be your own pain or a friend's that leaves you wondering where God really is. It can be the loss of someone close, the sudden disappearance of that big chance or a deep spiritual ache that no-one understands. And sometimes everything you've learnt in church is no help at all - prayers seem to fall flat and you feel mocked by your own faith.

'Stumbling Blocks' is born out of real life pain and a realisation of just how fragile faith can be. So many issues can cause you to walk away from God - as so many have. So how do you hold on to God through the deep questions, the pain, broken dreams and disappointment - times when God should be at his most real? Authors Gavin and Anne know the kind of personal suffering that tests faith to the limit. Every day their work brings them into contact with hurting young people. They don't have all the answers, but they show how to meet the questions head-on. That's because they've been through it all themsleves.

Gavin and Anne Calver were never likely to ever have a family. Struggling to conceive they lost a baby and endured one of the most challenging pregnancies imaginable. Even after thirteen blood transfusions - nine of them "in utero", with brain damage and cardiac arrest a real possibility, their second baby had only a five per cent chance of survival. 'Stumbling Blocks' is for when you - like Gavin and Anne, need to know that whatever challenge is in your way walking through it with God will lead you out so much the stronger.

About the Authors

Gavin is the director of mission for the Evangelical Alliance, helping to mobilise mission across England. He is passionate about seeing the local Church fulfil its calling to take the gospel of Jesus into every community. A theology graduate, ordained evangelist and regular public speaker, he loves adventure and is a passionate AFC Wimbledon supporter. Heis the author of Game Changers, Disappointed With Jesus?, Stumbling Blocks, Lazy, Antisocial and Selfish?, and On the Front Line.

Anne Calver is Assistant Minister at Stanmore Baptist Church. She is passionate about seeing people meet Jesus and released to grow into all their potential in Him. She has co-authored 3 books: 12 Disciples, Stumbling Blocks and Gamechangers! Anne is married to Gavin and has two miraclechildren: Amelie and Daniel. She loves spending time with her family, running, and digging deep into God's Word.