{"product_id":"when-god-isnt-there-why-god-is-farther-than-you-think-but-closer-than-you-dare-imagine-9780718077631","title":"When God Isn't There: Why God Is Farther than You Think but Closer than You Dare Imagine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does God feel so far away? Why is my worship so empty? Has God left me? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowden knows these questions firsthand, having wrestled for years with God's apparent absence and studying what the Bible says about it. In this new book, Bowden \u003c\/strong\u003etackles the subject head-on, finding the key to understanding it in the Bible's depiction of a God who is infinitely far from us, free to move where he wants, but who chooses to come near in the person of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resource of encouragement for those who struggle with feeling God's absence and a wake-up call to those who take God's presence for granted, \u003cem\u003eWhen God Isn't There\u003c\/em\u003e will forever change your understanding of why God sometimes seems to vanish and how he can be found again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the work of \u003cem\u003eWhen God Isn't There\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read for anyone who's felt far from God.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Bobby Gruenewald, LifeChurch Innovation Leader and a founder of YouVersion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A masterful treatment of what it means to suffer the pain of God's apparent absence and the inexpressible joy of feeling his presence.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Sam Storms, lead pastor for Teaching and Vision, Bridgeway Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"David wrestles with theological concepts in a down-to-earth way. . . . Many will benefit from this very helpful book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kyle Idleman, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eNot a Fan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780718077631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"David Bowden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44902154207413,"sku":"9780718077631","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dc2f5cc2-7c71-48bf-b954-0dcf06786fb6.jpg?v=1733813437","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-god-isnt-there-why-god-is-farther-than-you-think-but-closer-than-you-dare-imagine-9780718077631","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}