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The heart of the book is a journey into God, God's purpose for humanity and God's love for humanity. The book is written for the lay reader but contains ample references for the scholar. Creation occurred on purpose and is connected to eternity on purpose, on God's purpose and for God's purpose. This connection is critical because of the operating premise that God is supreme and has done, is doing and will be doing everything on purpose and with a purpose. The supreme God has a plan and the plan began before creation and is set to include all of eternity. Humanity's time on earth fits into this purpose and is part of God's plan for participating with God in a loving relationship. The difficulty in seeing this journey from creation into eternity as consistent with a loving God is the hurting world we see and experience all around us. Borden tackles the seeming disconnect by exploring the subjects of evil and suffering head on and makes the connection between what we see and God's loving involvement with humanity with persuasive reason and grace. A key aspect of this book is to connect the various aspects of our relationship with God tog","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51028612284689,"sku":"NIN9781478716365","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1478716363.jpg?v=1751020383"},{"product_id":"connecting-the-dots-book-john-borden-9781478779209","title":"Connecting the Dots","description":"We are all theologians. We are all on a journey of beliefs. Connecting the Dots is an autobiographical essay and guide through the journey of identifying beliefs, connecting beliefs to the character of God and producing a theology, the reader's theology. Readers do not need to attend seminary or work on an advanced degree to take this journey. They can stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before, in this case, the author. This journey is common to us all and made accessible by using the connect the dots simplicity and aided by the author's insight through sharing his own journey which covers the time from preschool through a Doctor of Ministry degree, at age 70. The author's dissertation focused on defining what the author believed and why. The style is rational and helpful, not preachy. Hospitality of other's beliefs is encouraged. Readers are encouraged to test all of the possible twists and turns of scripture and theology against the foundation of their own beliefs and not be drawn into accepting what they are taught or told to believe without examination and testing. The author strongly advises that the reader not copy the author's beliefs but instead look at the author's process. Each journey is personal. At the same time the reader is cautioned not to copy the author's beliefs, the readers are also cautioned not to be drawn into an anything goes snare. This book is a companion text to God in a Hurting World, 2012, Outskirts Press, by the same author. 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