Divine disruption Holding on to faith when life breaks your heart

Tony Evans, 1949-

Book - 2021

"An insightful Biblical and conversational response from Dr. Tony Evans and his four children-Chrystal Evans Hurst, Priscilla Shirer, Anthony Evans, and Jonathan Evans-on how God uses the hard things of this life to draw us into a deeper faith in Him. Divine Disruption explores the many hardships we experience in life and how God breaks through with the power of hope. In the book, Dr. Tony Evans and his four children-Chrystal Evans Hurst, Priscilla Shirer, Anthony Evans, and Jonathan Evans-discuss their faith-shaking experiences: from the deep grief of losing six loved ones in less than two years' time, with the most devastating blow being the death of Lois Evans, the matriarch of the family, to a deep dive into dealing with the v...arious hard, unexpected things we all face. Life throws many curves-whether the loss of a job or health due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic, or marriage and relationship issues, problems with children, even the recent racial and political unrest. The authors step together into a unique Kingdom Legacy partnership, opening themselves to the honest questions, raw emotions, and solutions they learned to cling to amid their various struggles as they honor their mother's wish to work together. Through their bond and individual strengths, they demonstrate how even the most devastating tragedies can bring glory to God as He continues to meet their needs and build their faith"--

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Published
Nashville : W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Tony Evans, 1949- (author)
Other Authors
Chrystal Evans Hurst (author), Priscilla Shirer, 1974-, Anthony (Musician) Evans, Jonathan Evans, 1981-, Jamie Blaine
Physical Description
xvii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780785241140
  • Life Interrupted
  • Before We Begin
  • Part 1. Good God, Hard Times
  • Chapter 1. Wynter in July
  • Chapter 2. God Knows What He's Doing
  • Chapter 3. A New Normal
  • Chapter 4. Move a Little Closer
  • Chapter 5. Between Expectancy and Reality
  • Chapter 6. She Never Lost Her Smile
  • Chapter 7. Stones of Remembrance
  • Chapter 8. Tomorrow Has Been Canceled
  • Chapter 9. My Mom Told Me to Tell You
  • Part 2. Resolve, Rebuild, Retrofit
  • Chapter 10. Is He Goo or Not?
  • Chapter 11. Getting Our Attention
  • Chapter 12. Good News on Good Friday
  • Chapter 13. Strength in Your Struggles
  • Chapter 14. Faith Over Fear
  • Chapter 15. The Right Thing Along The Way
  • Chapter 16. Dwell
  • Chapter 17. The Art of Surrender
  • Chapter 18. Divine Reset
  • Chapter 19. What Matters Most
  • Chapter 20. Legacy Lives on
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

"How do you balance the goodness of God with the tragedies of life?" asks senior pastor of Dallas Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Evans (Prayers for Knowing God) in this eloquent inquiry, written with his four grown children. The close-knit family focuses here on lessons learned after the death of eight extended family members in less than two years, and, to that end, they share personal insights and scriptural examples of how to cling to hope in God in the midst of grief: "The Lord does not ask that we be okay with being broken. He only asks that we submit to the breaking and trust Him with it." They recount the circumstances of each loss, including the death of Evans's wife, Lois, who died of cancer. Evans shares that, though his family and many others continued to pray for Lois's healing, he surrendered to God's sovereignty. Evans's children, meanwhile, celebrate their mother's legacy with fond recollections of family meals and celebrations, and explain that the book is the fulfillment of their mother's desire that they work together and combine the strengths of their individual ministries. Any Christian who has wrestled with loss will appreciate this message of hope. (Nov.)

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