A Gentle Thunder: Hearing God Through the Storm

Find hope as you learn to hear God’s voice and realize He is searching for you.

How far do you want God to go in getting your attention? Don’t answer too quickly. Give it some thought.

What if God moved you to another land? As he did Abraham. What if he called you out of retirement? Remember Moses? How about the voice of an angel or the bowel of a fish? Á la Gideon and Jonah.

God does what it takes to get our attention.

It’s the message of the Bible. It’s the message of this book: the relentless pursuit of God. God on the hunt. God in the search. Peeking under the bed for hiding kids, stirring the bushes for lost sheep. Searching, wrestling, pulling us back to him, over and over again. Kind, then stern. Tender and tough. Faithfully firm. Patiently urgent. Eagerly tolerant. Softly shouting. Gently thundering.

With pictures and parables from everyday life Max Lucado calls us to trust God in tough times. God’s goal, Max reminds us, is to get us home safely. He’ll do whatever it takes to save his children. God’s thunder is gentle. And his gentleness never ends. If you need a reminder of God’s love, an assurance of his strength, an example of his kindness, A Gentle Thunder will help you hear a message of hope as you realize God has been trying to get your attention all along.

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Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and bestselling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his message is for the hurting, the guilty, the lonely, and the discouraged: God loves you; let him.

Filled with Gospel-centered teaching and heartwarming storytelling, Max’s books will help you find hope for all seasons of life.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2012
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0849947332
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0849947339
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.65 x 8.4 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #195,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #428 in Christian Faith (Books) #1,166 in Christian Inspirational #1,314 in Inspirational Spirituality (Books)
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