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Informationen zum Autor John Ortberg is the senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in the San Francisco Bay Area. His bestselling books include Soul Keeping! Who Is This Man?! and If You Want to Walk on Water! You’ve Got to Get out of the Boat. John teaches around the world at conferences and churches! writes articles for Christianity Today and Leadership Journal! and is on the board of the Dallas Willard Center and Fuller Seminary . He has preached sermons on Abraham Lincoln! The LEGO Movie! and The Gospel According to Les Miserables. John and his wife Nancy enjoy spending time with their three adult children! dog Baxter! and surfing the Pacific. You can follow John on twitter @johnortberg or check out the latest news/blogs on his website at www.johnortberg.com . Klappentext John Ortberg demonstrates how doubt is very much a part of faith and how uncertainty can lead to trust. 'The beliefs that really matter! ' he writes! 'are the ones that guide our behavior.' We all hope! Ortberg writes! but we cannot hope without faith! and so we must not hope for something but someone?Jesus Christ Zusammenfassung What if the most important word is the one in the middle? We often think of doubt as the opposite of faith! but could it actually strengthen our relationship with God? According to John Ortberg! best-selling author and pastor! the very nature of faith requires the presence of uncertainty. In this refreshingly candid look at a life of faith! he traces the line between belief and unbelief: less a dividing line between hostile camps than a razor's edge that runs through every soul. His findings point us toward the relief of being totally honest. Questions can expand our understanding! uncertainty can lead to trust! and honest faith can produce outrageous hope. Written from Ortberg's own struggle with faith and doubt! this book will challenge! comfort! and inspire you with the truth that God wants all of us-including our doubts. ...
