Finding God in the midst of life : old stories for contemporary readers / [print]
Richard Bauckham.
- Chu ban.
- Xianggang : Ji dao chu ban she, (c)2011.
- ix, 162 pages ; 23 cm.
- Ling xiu zhu zuo jing xuan .
- Ling xiu zhu zuo jing xuan. .
Translation of: Finding God in the midst of life : old stories for contemporary readers
Includes bibliographical references.
English contents : Finding God ... 1 ... in attempts to make God's promises manageable (Genesis 16 and 21) -- 2 ... in the loneliness of life's journey (Genesis 28:10-22) -- 3 ... in doing what we can (1 Samuel 17) -- 4 ... in the stupidity born of anger (1 Samuel 25) -- 5 ... in the clutches of sin (2 Samuel 11) -- 6 ... in the pride born of influence (2 Kings 5:1-14) -- 7 ... in remembering who we are (Nehemiah 4 and 10-13) -- 8 ... in the demands of the circumstances (Esther 4:1 -- 5:8) -- 9 ... in the futility of success (Ecclesiastes 2) -- 10 ... in surprisingly answered prayer (Isaiah 38) -- 11 ... in resisting idolatry (Daniel 3).