{"product_id":"winks-from-scripture-understanding-gods-subtle-work-among-us-9781641238465","title":"Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWinks from Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn's Gospel, for example, opens by declaring, \u003ci\u003e\"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Throughout John, however, people stubbornly insist He is \u003ci\u003ejust a man\u003c\/i\u003e. Jesus plainly tells the Samaritan woman at the well that He is the Messiah, yet she runs and tells her village, \u003ci\u003e\"Come, see a man...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGod winks and winks. In the end, John circles back to the beginning of his gospel: \u003ci\u003e\"These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Whitaker House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641238465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Chris Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183823327413,"sku":"9781641238465","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d4a7905-eecb-46d5-8e68-081fdf9bdf08.jpg?v=1654571200","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/winks-from-scripture-understanding-gods-subtle-work-among-us-9781641238465","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}