Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us
Where’s God when times are hard? He’s winking to let us know He’s with us!
 
Life is mysterious and cryptic. It defies explanation, especially in times of suffering and distress. We wonder, Where is God in all of this?
 
He’s with us—and the Scriptures wink to show us His redemptive activity unfolding in our lives.
 
In Winks from Scripture, Chris Palmer takes you through familiar New Testament stories and points out unfamiliar features that have the effect of a punchline. When the Scriptures wink, you’ll be surprised, delighted, and challenged not to give up hope.
 
“Biblical stories are loaded with mystery,” Chris says. “That mystery keeps us asking questions about the story’s details. In doing so, little ironies and nuances emerge that we hadn’t seen before. This is God winking at us, letting us know He’s there, guiding our lives.”
 
In Winks from Scripture, you will:
            • Come to embrace mystery
            • Learn how to appreciate uncertainty and integrate it into a vibrant life of faith
            • Discover how God triumphs over suffering
            • Observe how the New Testament writers understood the Old Testament through Jesus
            • Renew your hope in God’s beautiful plan of creation and redemption
 
Guided by careful scholarship and heartfelt, pastoral reflection, these thirty studies offer a fresh perspective to the most difficult questions of the Christian faith, certain to bring comfort to your soul.
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Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us
Where’s God when times are hard? He’s winking to let us know He’s with us!
 
Life is mysterious and cryptic. It defies explanation, especially in times of suffering and distress. We wonder, Where is God in all of this?
 
He’s with us—and the Scriptures wink to show us His redemptive activity unfolding in our lives.
 
In Winks from Scripture, Chris Palmer takes you through familiar New Testament stories and points out unfamiliar features that have the effect of a punchline. When the Scriptures wink, you’ll be surprised, delighted, and challenged not to give up hope.
 
“Biblical stories are loaded with mystery,” Chris says. “That mystery keeps us asking questions about the story’s details. In doing so, little ironies and nuances emerge that we hadn’t seen before. This is God winking at us, letting us know He’s there, guiding our lives.”
 
In Winks from Scripture, you will:
            • Come to embrace mystery
            • Learn how to appreciate uncertainty and integrate it into a vibrant life of faith
            • Discover how God triumphs over suffering
            • Observe how the New Testament writers understood the Old Testament through Jesus
            • Renew your hope in God’s beautiful plan of creation and redemption
 
Guided by careful scholarship and heartfelt, pastoral reflection, these thirty studies offer a fresh perspective to the most difficult questions of the Christian faith, certain to bring comfort to your soul.
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Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us

Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us

by Chris Palmer
Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us

Winks from Scripture: Understanding God's Subtle Work Among Us

by Chris Palmer

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Overview

Where’s God when times are hard? He’s winking to let us know He’s with us!
 
Life is mysterious and cryptic. It defies explanation, especially in times of suffering and distress. We wonder, Where is God in all of this?
 
He’s with us—and the Scriptures wink to show us His redemptive activity unfolding in our lives.
 
In Winks from Scripture, Chris Palmer takes you through familiar New Testament stories and points out unfamiliar features that have the effect of a punchline. When the Scriptures wink, you’ll be surprised, delighted, and challenged not to give up hope.
 
“Biblical stories are loaded with mystery,” Chris says. “That mystery keeps us asking questions about the story’s details. In doing so, little ironies and nuances emerge that we hadn’t seen before. This is God winking at us, letting us know He’s there, guiding our lives.”
 
In Winks from Scripture, you will:
            • Come to embrace mystery
            • Learn how to appreciate uncertainty and integrate it into a vibrant life of faith
            • Discover how God triumphs over suffering
            • Observe how the New Testament writers understood the Old Testament through Jesus
            • Renew your hope in God’s beautiful plan of creation and redemption
 
Guided by careful scholarship and heartfelt, pastoral reflection, these thirty studies offer a fresh perspective to the most difficult questions of the Christian faith, certain to bring comfort to your soul.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781641238465
Publisher: Whitaker House
Publication date: 07/19/2022
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

The Rev. Chris Palmer is a pastor, missionary, theology professor, and Koine Greek scholar who makes God’s Word come alive in a unique way. He is also host of the popular podcast Greek for the Week.

Chris has traveled to more than forty nations and has helped many congregations grow, flourish, and expand. His desire for missions is to train and educate pastors, encourage congregations, support the vision of the local church, and show the love of God to the culture. He has worked successfully with both traditional churches and the underground, persecuted church.

A member of the teaching faculty at Moody Bible Institute, Chris is also dean of Theos U and Theos Seminary. His Ph.D. studies are in the book of Revelation at the University of Wales, Bangor.

Chris is the author of several books, including Greek Word Study: 90 Ancient Words That Unlock Scripture; Letters from Jesus: Studies from the Seven Churches of Revelation; and Strange Scriptures: Deciphering 52 Weird, Bizarre, and Curious Verses from the New Testament. His articles have been published by Charisma, CBN, Crosswalk, The Christian Post, and more.

You may find Chris online at:
twitter.com/chrispalmer
www.instagram.com/chrispalmer
www.facebook.com/greekfortheweek
www.chrispalmer.me

Table of Contents

Preface: The Bird and the Wink 9

Acknowledgments 17

Introduction: A Word on Suffering 19

1 God Winks in the Re-Creation 37

2 God Winks in Christ's Signs 45

3 God Winks in the Practical 51

4 God Winks in the Darkness 57

5 God Winks in Our Doubts 65

6 God Winks in the Red Herrings 71

7 God Winks in Our Hindsight 77

8 God Winks in Our Perceiving 83

9 God Winks in Our Uncertainties 89

10 God Winks in Our Theology of Suffering 93

11 God Winks in Our Way of Suffering 99

12 God Winks in Acts 105

13 God Winks in Our Discipleship 111

14 God Winks in the Crowd 117

15 God Winks in Immanuel 123

16 God Winks in Our Failures 129

17 God Winks in Anticipation of Our Failures 135

18 God Winks in Our Pacing 139

19 God Winks in Our Inner Turmoil 145

20 God Winks in Lanterns and Torches 151

21 God Winks in the Marginalized 157

22 God Winks at His Banquet Table 163

23 God Winks in the Foils 171

24 God Winks in His Provision 177

25 God Winks in Our Rescue 183

26 God Winks in the Exodus 187

27 God Winks in Golden Opportunities 191

28 God Winks in Assuring Us All Will Be Well 195

29 God Winks in the Waters 203

30 God Winks in the Unknown 209

Final Word 215

About the Author 217

Bibliography 219

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