Sifted: God's Scandalous Response to Satan's Outrageous Demand - Softcover

Rick Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434700747 ISBN 13: 9781434700742

Publisher: David C. Cook, 2011

Synopsis

For Christians discouraged by life's difficulties-both the life-shifting catastrophes and the drip-drip-drip of daily trouble-Rick Lawrence offers fresh biblical perspective based on a single Scripture snapshot (Luke 22:31-32). Jesus tells Peter he's about to be "sifted like wheat"-shaken hard, beaten and agitated until he practically falls apart. Satan's going to do it. And Jesus is going to allow it, in the interest of showing Peter who he really is. Lawrence uses the simple agrarian metaphor of "sifting" to launch his rigorously honest, deeply challenging, yet powerfully comforting exploration of the trials that beat us down, the good God who allows them, and the incredible beauty that the whole agonizing process can reveal in us.

About this title

About the Author:

Rick Lawrence is the long-time editor of GROUP magazine and co-leader of the Simply Youth Ministry Conference. He also speaks frequently for conferences and workshops, consults for national research organizations, and publishes prolifically--with 31 books (authored, coauthored or edited), hundreds of articles, and a small-group curriculum to his credit.

About this edition

• Publisher: David C. Cook
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1434700747
• ISBN 13: 9781434700742
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272