When we encounter human suffering or personal tragedy, Christians and non-Christians alike utter the same refrain: Where is God? If God exists, then where in the world is he? Why doesn’t he show himself? And how can we tell if God is really working or not?
Tim Muehlhoff gives us insight into recognizing how God is at work in the world. He unpacks the doctrine of common grace to uncover how God works in ways that we don't always realize. If we have a limited idea of what divine action looks like—dramatic answers to prayer, healings with no medical explanation, financial needs being met unexpectedly—then we miss seeing how God acts through common grace in ordinary, everyday ways such as antibiotics, financial planners, and thoughtful friends. Muehlhoff offers dozens of illustrations from contemporary culture to help us understand and communicate how God is present and acting in the world today.
Discover how God cares for our troubled world as he gives you the eyes to see.
168 pages.
Foreword by J. P. Moreland
Introduction: Looking for God
1. Common Grace: God in Action
2. God the Scientist: Healing Grace in a Sick World
3. Art: God's Spotlight on the Human Condition
4. Communication: Life-Giving Words in Today's Argument Culture
5. War: Lessening Our Ability to Kill
6. Is Everything Common Grace?: Responding to Common Objections
Epilogue: Changing How I See God
Acknowledgments
Notes