Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us - Softcover

Chris Palmer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1641238461 ISBN 13: 9781641238465

Publisher: Whitaker House, 2022

Synopsis

God isn’t a firefly that we can catch in a jar. We can’t capture His ways. There’s no catching up to the One who created existence. No controlling the One holds the world in his Hands. Our sovereign God evades our figuring out. When we spot Him, it’s only because He chose to make Himself known for that moment in time. Then He hides. He leaves us wondering where He’ll show up next. The journey of faith is the catching of flickers. Like the dancing of fireflies in the midnight summer sky: God shows up, then He’s gone. In Winks from Scripture, Chris Palmer takes you through New Testament narratives, pointing out ambiguities and uncertainties that resist clarity or answers. If we dig a little deeper, God just might surprise us with a wink. John’s Gospel, for example, opens by declaring, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Throughout John, however, people stubbornly insist He is just a man. Jesus plainly tells the Samaritan woman at the well that He is the Messiah, yet she runs and tells her village, “Come, see a man…” God winks and winks. In the end, John circles back to the beginning of his gospel: “These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God…” These brief, luminous winks of radiance into our lives leave us with a sense of awe, anticipating the next wink that will signal that God is out there somewhere. He is watching and letting us know He is at work among us.

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About the Author

The Rev. Chris Palmer is a pastor, missionary, theology professor, and Koine Greek scholar who makes God's Word come alive in a unique way. He is also host of the popular podcast Greek for the Week. <p/>Chris has traveled to more than forty nations and has helped many congregations grow, flourish, and expand. His desire for missions is to train and educate pastors, encourage congregations, support the vision of the local church, and show the love of God to the culture. He has worked successfully with both traditional churches and the underground, persecuted church. <p/>A member of the teaching faculty at Moody Bible Institute, Chris is also dean of Theos U and Theos Seminary. His Ph.D. studies are in the book of Revelation at the University of Wales, Bangor. <p/>Chris is the author of several books, including Greek Word Study: 90 Ancient Words That Unlock Scripture; Letters from Jesus: Studies from the Seven Churches of Revelation; and Strange Scriptures: Deciphering 52 Weird, Bizarre, and Curious Verses from the New Testament. His articles have been published by Charisma, CBN, Crosswalk, The Christian Post, and more.

You may find Chris online at:
twitter.com/chrispalmer
www.instagram.com/chrispalmer
www.facebook.com/greekfortheweek
www.chrispalmer.me

Edition details

• Publisher: Whitaker House
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1641238461
• ISBN 13: 9781641238465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224