Bøger af Paul Hay

Pain is unavoidable. It is part of our everyday lives whether we like it or not. Pain is what makes us take our fingers off the hot stove; it is one of God's gifts to us. Emotional pain is also one of God's gifts to us. It also warns us that there is something not quite right in our lives. Unfortunately, some Christians think that they should be spared from that kind of pain, but that is simply not true. Jesus was "a man of suffering and familiar with pain" (Isaiah 53:3). As followers of Christ we should also expect to experience pain. If you put your hand in the fire and it does not burn, then there is something wrong. If you lose your mother to cancer and you do not grieve, then there is something wrong. Life does hurt from time to time. That is what this book is about. The heroes of the faith that we read about in the Bible were human like us. They had their problems. Some of them experienced intense emotional pain. Even though they were God's people, God did not spare them from pain.

The Bible records numerous instances of people meeting God at different points in history, several of which we will be looking at in this book. It is interesting that many of these people were not seeking God at all, he just suddenly burst on the scene. Most of the encounters happened while the individuals were going about their normal business. Some occurred while those involved were performing religious activities, but those were a normal part of their life or even their designated role. God is sovereign. When we meet with him, he is in control and he sets the agenda. We may want to meet him on our terms, but that is not the way that it works. God loves variety. He made each of us different and he likes to deal with each of us differently. Every encounter with God that is recorded in the Bible is different. With each encounter you can learn more about God and the different ways that he deals with his people.

The obesity rates in North America are extremely high, among the highest in the world. This applies to the United States, Mexico and Canada. These high obesity rates have been linked to poor food choices. It is not so much as how much we eat, but what we eat. Because of our fast paced lifestyle, we often opt for fast food instead of nutritious food. Also, junk food often tastes better than nutritious food. Because of this many of us are undernourished and overweight. This, of course, has consequences for their physical health. Unfortunately, this same attitude applies to our spiritual lives as well. Not only do many of us feed our bodies junk food, many North Americans feed their souls junk food as well. Perhaps, this is also related to our fast paced lifestyle. Instead of taking the time to search out and attend churches that preach sound doctrine, many of us just stay home and listen to radio or television programs that do not teach sound doctrine.

How the notion of unique eras influenced the Roman view of time and the narration of history from various perspectives.