In the Eye of the Storm
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4.5 • 19 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
One day in the life of Christ.
Call it a tapestry of turmoil: A noisy pictorial in which the golden threads of triumph knot against the black, frazzled strings of tragedy.
Call it a symphony of emotions: A sunrise-to-sunset orchestration of extremes. One score is brassy with exuberance -- the next moans with sorrow.
Whatever you call it -- call it real. Author Max Lucado calls it "the second most stressful day in the life of our Savior." Before the morning becomes evening Jesus has reason to weep, then run, then shout, the curse, then praise, then doubt. Within a matter of moments his world is turned upside down.
Sound familiar? The pink slip comes. The doctor calls. The divorce papers arrive. The check bounces. The life that had been calm is now chaotic. The world that had been serene is now stormy. Assailed by doubts. Pummeled by demands.
If you've ever wondered if God in heaven can relate to you on earth, then read and re-read this pressure-packed day in the life of Christ. It is the only day, aside from the crucifixion, that all four gospels recorded. Lucado has interwoven their accounts in such a way that you will be assured that God knows how you feel.
And you will be assured that within every torrent there is a calm center -- a place you can stand when your world gets windy. The Eye of the Storm.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
God might often seem distant, particularly in times of worldly turmoil. But Lucado author and preacher at Oak Hills Church in Texas asserts that God is with us even at our worst moments. Lucado divides his book into three sections Stress of Demands, Storms of Doubt, and Sting of Failure and uses scriptural anecdotes to demonstrate how God even when He seems to be absent is in fact present. Most notably, Lucado recounts one of the most stressful days in Jesus Christ's life to illustrate ways in which one can overcome even the deepest adversities. Narrator Ben Holland's cheerful folksiness helps drive home Lucado's lessons. In the Eye of the Storm was clearly written to inspire a readership whose faith is occasionally tested by the trials of the real world. Holland's performance has a calming influence his voice soothes like a balm. And though he is not the author of the text, he exudes an authenticity and a quiet faith in the belief that all hardships can be overcome. A Thomas Nelson paperback.
