What Good Is God? In Search of a Faith That Matters
Journalist and spiritual seeker Philip Yancey has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in WHAT GOOD IS GOD? concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution. At each of the 10 places he visited, his preparation for the visit and exactly what he said to the people he met each provided evidence that faith really does work when what we believe is severely tested. WHAT GOOD IS GOD? tells the story of Philips journey--the background, the preparation, the presentations themselves. Here is a story of grace for armchair travelers, spiritual seekers, and those in desperate need of assurance that their faith really matters.
Reviews
Erin Noel@erinhnoel
This book is for people who seek to have a greater awareness of the world - to be reminded just how fortunate we are to live in a country that allows us to believe what we want and practice that belief freely. It's also a book that pleads with people to have more compassion for the broken or undeserved, more heart for the less fortunate, and to see beyond ourselves in order to show someone else unconditional love. This is a book that reflects the heart of Jesus--one that we all fail to embody, but perhaps desire to pursue.
Grady Scott Weston@gradyweston