{"product_id":"the-gospel-according-to-job-paperback","title":"The Gospel According to Job - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJob 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel According to Job\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMIKE MASON \u003c\/strong\u003elives with his wife, Karen, in British Columbia, Canada. Mason received a BA with honors and an MA in English from the University of Manitoba. His other books include \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of the Word\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Furniture of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e. He now writes full-time and divides his attention equally between fiction and devotional writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.58 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765381923104,"sku":"9781581344493","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ef8eeee70b66878593fd65efc71edbb.webp?v=1780267851","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gospel-according-to-job-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}