false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168306102m/32016.jpg 32016 2 <p>Anyone who has suffered knows that there is no such thing as "getting a grip on oneself" or "pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. The only bootstrap in the Christian life is the Cross," says Mason. "Sometimes laying hold of the cross can be comforting, but other times it is like picking up a snake."</p> <p>Job knew this firsthand. From him we learn that there are no easy answers to suffering. That the mark of true faith is not happiness, but rather, having one's deepest passions be engaged by the enormity of God. And through Job we learn the secret of the gospel: that "mercy is the permission to be human." The Lord never gave Job an explanation for all he had been through. His only answer was Himself. But as Job discovered, that was enough.</p> <p><em>The Gospel According to Job</em> sensitively brings the reader to this realization, using a devotional commentary format that reminds them that it's all right to doubt, to be confused, to wonder--in short, to be completely human. But what will heal us and help us endure is a direct, transforming encounter with the living God.</p> 32231 1994 The Gospel According to Job: An Honest Look at Pain and Doubt from the Life of One Who Lost Everything total:10|5:7|4:3| 10 47 21 4 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 14:33:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 14:35:39 -0800 2009
Mason's a good writer and a theologian. One doesn't always find the two mix. Also Job is one of the great undervalued books of the OT.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jul 09 11:02:40 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 11:05:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Aug 24 12:32:11 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 19:00:15 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Oct 15 11:25:14 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 11:26:34 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Jul 31 16:12:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 16:12:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 16:01:53 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 16:01:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Tue May 05 15:51:57 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 15:51:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 09:26:10 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:26:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 06 18:33:18 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 18:33:18 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 06 14:07:53 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 14:07:53 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Oct 30 18:04:51 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 21:03:58 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 18:04:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 08 23:49:35 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 23:49:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Sep 03 16:23:19 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 16:23:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Aug 25 08:57:01 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 09:20:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 10:50:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 21 06:56:21 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 06 10:50:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 01 05:46:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 05:46:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 30 15:43:13 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 15:43:13 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sun Jan 27 09:27:29 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 09:27:51 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jan 20 17:58:03 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 17:58:03 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 08 16:48:59 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 16:48:59 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=32016