Disappointment with God
Three Questions No One Asks Aloud
Chapter One
A FATAL ERROR
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Ever since my book Where Is God When It Hurts? was published,
I have received letters from people disappointed with God.
A young mother wrote that her joy had turned to bitterness and
grief when she delivered a daughter with spina bifida, a birth defect
that leaves the spinal cord exposed. In page after page of tiny, spidery
script she recounted how medical bills had soaked up the family savings
and how her marriage had cracked apart as her husband came to
resent all the time she devoted to their sick child. As her life crumbled
around her, she was beginning to doubt what she had once
believed about a loving God. Did I have any advice?
A homosexual spilled out his story gradually, in a succession of
letters. For more than a decade he had sought a "cure" for his sexual
orientation, trying charismatic healing services, Christian support
groups, and chemical treatment. He even underwent a for ... read full excerpt from Disappointment with God ebook
