{"id":8117029896486,"title":"A Lost God in a Lost World","handle":"a-lost-god-in-a-lost-world","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" style=\"background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f450e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Melvin Tinker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f450e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783971220\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f450e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 192\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFrom the forward by David F. Wells: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"I welcome this fine book. I appreciate the fact that Melvin Tinker has gone to the heart of the matter, to the very center of our faith. Evangelical faith is never going to be renewed by better marketing techniques, or more cultural \u003cfont color=\"#38761d\"\u003eaccommodations\u003c\/font\u003e, slicker presentations, or better business acumen. It will be renewed only when our knowledge of god is deepened, our walk with him becomes more genuine, our faith more authentic, and our churches more biblical. This is exactly what this book calls for. It sets up the doctrinal structure of Christian faith and lays out with great clarity the truth that these doctrines declare. And he shows that as pressing, and sometimes as novel as our challenges seem to be today, they are actually the recurring challenges from within the biblical period and lays out the biblical answers. If we would but listen we might be quite surprised at the results! We would see the gospel making inroads into our Western world, the Church finding new life, and Christians living with greater confidence and more hope. May it indeed be so!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #295914;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelvin Tinker has served as Vicar of St. John Newland since 1994, Melvin read Theology at Oxford University and trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall. He has previously been curate at Wetherby Parish Church, Chaplin to Keele University and vicar of All Hallows, Cheadle. As well as speaking around the country and abroad, Melvin is the author of over fifty published articles dealing with a wide range of subjects relating to ethics and theology. He is also the author of several books, including 'Salt Light and Cities on Hills' (EP Books), 'Why do bad things happen to good people?' (CFP), 'Reclaiming Genesis' (Monarch) and 'Intended for Good - The Providence of God' (IVP). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2022-01-19T16:16:54-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T13:57:29-05:00","vendor":"JPL Books","type":"Book","tags":["9781783971220","Christian Living","Faith","Melvin Tinker"],"price":1299,"price_min":1299,"price_max":1299,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44349614915878,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781783971220","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"A Lost God in a Lost World","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1299,"weight":363,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781783971220","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781783971220.jpg?v=1675277849"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781783971220.jpg?v=1675277849","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829195976998,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.641,"height":2048,"width":1312,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781783971220.jpg?v=1675277849"},"aspect_ratio":0.641,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781783971220.jpg?v=1675277849","width":1312}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" style=\"background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f450e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Melvin Tinker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f450e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783971220\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f450e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 192\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFrom the forward by David F. Wells: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"I welcome this fine book. I appreciate the fact that Melvin Tinker has gone to the heart of the matter, to the very center of our faith. Evangelical faith is never going to be renewed by better marketing techniques, or more cultural \u003cfont color=\"#38761d\"\u003eaccommodations\u003c\/font\u003e, slicker presentations, or better business acumen. It will be renewed only when our knowledge of god is deepened, our walk with him becomes more genuine, our faith more authentic, and our churches more biblical. This is exactly what this book calls for. It sets up the doctrinal structure of Christian faith and lays out with great clarity the truth that these doctrines declare. And he shows that as pressing, and sometimes as novel as our challenges seem to be today, they are actually the recurring challenges from within the biblical period and lays out the biblical answers. If we would but listen we might be quite surprised at the results! We would see the gospel making inroads into our Western world, the Church finding new life, and Christians living with greater confidence and more hope. May it indeed be so!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #295914;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelvin Tinker has served as Vicar of St. John Newland since 1994, Melvin read Theology at Oxford University and trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall. He has previously been curate at Wetherby Parish Church, Chaplin to Keele University and vicar of All Hallows, Cheadle. As well as speaking around the country and abroad, Melvin is the author of over fifty published articles dealing with a wide range of subjects relating to ethics and theology. He is also the author of several books, including 'Salt Light and Cities on Hills' (EP Books), 'Why do bad things happen to good people?' (CFP), 'Reclaiming Genesis' (Monarch) and 'Intended for Good - The Providence of God' (IVP). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

{"id":8117081309478,"title":"If God is So Good, Why are Things so Bad?","handle":"if-god-is-so-good-why-are-things-so-bad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Melvin Tinker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783972357\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 160\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Tim Chester says in the Foreword:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelvin Tinker invites us to walk with Job through the confusion sufferings create. If God is so good why are things so Bad is like a guidebook, helping us navigate through unfamiliar territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a book for all those who suffer. Don't worry, you will not be offered glib platitudes or quick fixes. Here is a context in which you can express your pain honestly. But here, too, is a context in which your questions are brought to God rather them leading you away from God. What we are offered in this book is not so much a theory or a solution, but God himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Melvin Tinker writes with a theologian's mind, a Biblical scholar's attention to detail and a pastor's heart to minister. Using real life stories, he puts the book of Job under life's microscope to find practical insights that help us in times of suffering.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Lanier: Author of Christianity on Trial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelvin Tinker is Vicar of St John Newland, Hull, where he has served since 1994. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jplbooks.com\/products\/that-hideous-strength-how-the-west-was-lost-available-july-2018?variant=7373057458238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThat Hideous Strength: How the West was Lost\u003c\/a\u003e (EP Books, 2018).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-01-19T16:13:03-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T14:54:37-05:00","vendor":"JPL Books","type":"Book","tags":["Melvin Tinker"],"price":1299,"price_min":1299,"price_max":1299,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44349926965542,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781783972357","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"If God is So Good, Why are Things so Bad?","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1299,"weight":170,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781783972357","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61O9qfOjy_L.jpg?v=1675281277"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61O9qfOjy_L.jpg?v=1675281277","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829634248998,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":1024,"width":663,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61O9qfOjy_L.jpg?v=1675281277"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/61O9qfOjy_L.jpg?v=1675281277","width":663}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Melvin Tinker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783972357\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 160\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Tim Chester says in the Foreword:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelvin Tinker invites us to walk with Job through the confusion sufferings create. If God is so good why are things so Bad is like a guidebook, helping us navigate through unfamiliar territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a book for all those who suffer. Don't worry, you will not be offered glib platitudes or quick fixes. Here is a context in which you can express your pain honestly. But here, too, is a context in which your questions are brought to God rather them leading you away from God. What we are offered in this book is not so much a theory or a solution, but God himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Melvin Tinker writes with a theologian's mind, a Biblical scholar's attention to detail and a pastor's heart to minister. Using real life stories, he puts the book of Job under life's microscope to find practical insights that help us in times of suffering.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Lanier: Author of Christianity on Trial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelvin Tinker is Vicar of St John Newland, Hull, where he has served since 1994. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jplbooks.com\/products\/that-hideous-strength-how-the-west-was-lost-available-july-2018?variant=7373057458238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThat Hideous Strength: How the West was Lost\u003c\/a\u003e (EP Books, 2018).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}