Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus--almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends. After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided, he shares the answers to those questions. This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.
Blindsided: A Journey from Tragic Loss to Triumphant Love
Paperback
|English
|1640606521
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9781640606524
Blindsided: A Journey from Tragic Loss to Triumphant Love
Paperback
|English
|1640606521
|
9781640606524
Overview
ISBN: 1640606521
ISBN13: 9781640606524
Author: Mark Roser
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2021-03-23
Language: English
PageCount: 256
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25
inches
Weight:
9.6 ounces
Description
Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus--almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends. After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided, he shares the answers to those questions. This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.
Editorial Reviews
"Evangelical theologian Mark C. Roser thought he had all the answers about God. He'd founded churches and developed a Bible college in Zimbabwe; he'd published books about the devil, scripture, and theodicy. Then his 19-year-old son Ethan died in a freak sports accident at Wheaton College. This book is a tender and wise memoir about how Roser worked through his grief and became attuned to new ways of finding God in suffering. Roser is both utterly confident in his theology and honest about the difficulty of making it mesh with every twist and turn in the grieving process. Thus, even readers who disagree with his theology will find in this book a model of faithful engagement with difficult questions." --
Christian Century
"Mark Roser's well-crafted book is beyond inspiring. It brought not only flowing tears, but a delight in seeing how God answered his deepest questions. Having lost our precious Kayla in an accident, I am also able to rejoice that God chooses young radiant souls like Ethan and my daughter to reach their generation for Christ. As Jesus said, 'Truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds' (John 12:24).
Blindsided will help you seize every opportunity--even the difficult ones--to spread Christ's glorious gospel and reach 'a thousand Ethans.'" --
Julia Kay Duerler, author of
She Had No Regrets
"A searing and honest look at the pain and grief Mark Roser and his family experienced. Before the accident, Mark was known as a minister who wrote and taught on God's sovereignty. One of the toughest theological questions we will ever face is the question of why there is evil and suffering. There is no sugar-coating a father's grief as he asks, 'Why did God allow my son to die?' and as he says, 'Preaching it is a whole lot easier than living it!' Roser is a modern Job." --
Dr. Gary Sweeten, Founder, Lifeway Counseling Centers
"Roser's beautiful, poignant book made me laugh and cry and feel deeply, not only for the Rosers in their loss, but in their coming to terms with that most haunting of questions about suffering,
Why, God? It also helped me process my own experience of loss, forgiveness, and making sense of tragedy in life." --
Suzanne E. Shaw, PsyD, MFT, Marriage and Family Therapist
"Having lost a beloved seventeen-year old daughter in a tragic accident, I found that Mark's amazing book described the place where we lived as he put into words the questions and feelings of every parent who loses a child. We have known Mark and Pat for more than twenty-five years as Mark was our church's inaugural mission guest speaker, and we have watched the Rosers live out their love for God when life hurts." --
Pastor Gary and Mary Trenum, Founders of Victory Christian Church, Kettering, Ohio
About the Author
Mark Roser has ministered around the world--Nepal, Pakistan, China, Egypt, Mexico, Ireland, UK, and in the USA. He and his family lived and served in Zimbabwe, Africa for 22 years. Mark has led many to faith in Christ who are active in fulltime ministry. In Zimbabwe, he pioneered Lighthouse Church, which grew to 1000 members, and developed a Bible college from 53 students to 243 and from a two-year curriculum to a four-year bachelor's degree program. Mark's gift is teaching, and he provides developmental relief to children in poor nations. Mark's theological training is diverse: Xavier University, Centerville Bible College, Cincinnati Christian Seminary, University of Biblical Studies, Louisiana Baptist Seminary, and a doctorate in from Logos Christian Graduate School in Jacksonville. Mark has written five books. He is married to Pat-40 years. They have four children. Johnathan, 38, Elisha, 35, and Nathan, 29. Ethan in heaven. Each is active in Christian ministry.
Mark Roser has ministered around the world--Nepal, Pakistan, China, Egypt, Mexico, Ireland, UK, and in the USA. He and his family lived and served in Zimbabwe, Africa for 22 years. Mark has led many to faith in Christ who are active in fulltime ministry. In Zimbabwe, he pioneered Lighthouse Church, which grew to 1,000 members, and developed a Bible college from 53 students to 243 and from a two-year curriculum to a four-year bachelor's degree program. Mark's gift is teaching, and he provides developmental relief to children in poor nations. His theological training is diverse: Xavier University, Centerville Bible College, Cincinnati Christian Seminary, University of Biblical Studies, Louisiana Baptist Seminary, and a doctorate in from Logos Christian Graduate School in Jacksonville. He has written five books and has been married to Pat for 40 years. In addition to Ethan, who died, they have four other adult children, all active in Christian ministry.
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Overview
Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus--almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends. After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided, he shares the answers to those questions. This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.
ISBN: 1640606521
ISBN13: 9781640606524
Author: Mark Roser
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2021-03-23
Language: English
PageCount: 256
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25
inches
Weight:
9.6 ounces
Description
Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus--almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends. After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided, he shares the answers to those questions. This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.
Editorial Reviews
"Evangelical theologian Mark C. Roser thought he had all the answers about God. He'd founded churches and developed a Bible college in Zimbabwe; he'd published books about the devil, scripture, and theodicy. Then his 19-year-old son Ethan died in a freak sports accident at Wheaton College. This book is a tender and wise memoir about how Roser worked through his grief and became attuned to new ways of finding God in suffering. Roser is both utterly confident in his theology and honest about the difficulty of making it mesh with every twist and turn in the grieving process. Thus, even readers who disagree with his theology will find in this book a model of faithful engagement with difficult questions." --
Christian Century
"Mark Roser's well-crafted book is beyond inspiring. It brought not only flowing tears, but a delight in seeing how God answered his deepest questions. Having lost our precious Kayla in an accident, I am also able to rejoice that God chooses young radiant souls like Ethan and my daughter to reach their generation for Christ. As Jesus said, 'Truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds' (John 12:24).
Blindsided will help you seize every opportunity--even the difficult ones--to spread Christ's glorious gospel and reach 'a thousand Ethans.'" --
Julia Kay Duerler, author of
She Had No Regrets
"A searing and honest look at the pain and grief Mark Roser and his family experienced. Before the accident, Mark was known as a minister who wrote and taught on God's sovereignty. One of the toughest theological questions we will ever face is the question of why there is evil and suffering. There is no sugar-coating a father's grief as he asks, 'Why did God allow my son to die?' and as he says, 'Preaching it is a whole lot easier than living it!' Roser is a modern Job." --
Dr. Gary Sweeten, Founder, Lifeway Counseling Centers
"Roser's beautiful, poignant book made me laugh and cry and feel deeply, not only for the Rosers in their loss, but in their coming to terms with that most haunting of questions about suffering,
Why, God? It also helped me process my own experience of loss, forgiveness, and making sense of tragedy in life." --
Suzanne E. Shaw, PsyD, MFT, Marriage and Family Therapist
"Having lost a beloved seventeen-year old daughter in a tragic accident, I found that Mark's amazing book described the place where we lived as he put into words the questions and feelings of every parent who loses a child. We have known Mark and Pat for more than twenty-five years as Mark was our church's inaugural mission guest speaker, and we have watched the Rosers live out their love for God when life hurts." --
Pastor Gary and Mary Trenum, Founders of Victory Christian Church, Kettering, Ohio
About the Author
Mark Roser has ministered around the world--Nepal, Pakistan, China, Egypt, Mexico, Ireland, UK, and in the USA. He and his family lived and served in Zimbabwe, Africa for 22 years. Mark has led many to faith in Christ who are active in fulltime ministry. In Zimbabwe, he pioneered Lighthouse Church, which grew to 1000 members, and developed a Bible college from 53 students to 243 and from a two-year curriculum to a four-year bachelor's degree program. Mark's gift is teaching, and he provides developmental relief to children in poor nations. Mark's theological training is diverse: Xavier University, Centerville Bible College, Cincinnati Christian Seminary, University of Biblical Studies, Louisiana Baptist Seminary, and a doctorate in from Logos Christian Graduate School in Jacksonville. Mark has written five books. He is married to Pat-40 years. They have four children. Johnathan, 38, Elisha, 35, and Nathan, 29. Ethan in heaven. Each is active in Christian ministry.
Mark Roser has ministered around the world--Nepal, Pakistan, China, Egypt, Mexico, Ireland, UK, and in the USA. He and his family lived and served in Zimbabwe, Africa for 22 years. Mark has led many to faith in Christ who are active in fulltime ministry. In Zimbabwe, he pioneered Lighthouse Church, which grew to 1,000 members, and developed a Bible college from 53 students to 243 and from a two-year curriculum to a four-year bachelor's degree program. Mark's gift is teaching, and he provides developmental relief to children in poor nations. His theological training is diverse: Xavier University, Centerville Bible College, Cincinnati Christian Seminary, University of Biblical Studies, Louisiana Baptist Seminary, and a doctorate in from Logos Christian Graduate School in Jacksonville. He has written five books and has been married to Pat for 40 years. In addition to Ethan, who died, they have four other adult children, all active in Christian ministry.
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Books - New and Used
The following guidelines apply to books:
- New: A brand-new copy with cover and original protective wrapping intact. Books with markings of any kind on the cover or pages, books marked as "Bargain" or "Remainder," or with any other labels attached, may not be listed as New condition.
- Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
- Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.
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Shipping Fees
- Stevens Books offers FREE SHIPPING everywhere in the United States for ALL non-book orders, and $3.99 for each book.
- Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
- No additional fees and charges.
Delivery Times
The usual time for processing an order is 24 hours (1 business day), but may vary depending on the availability of products ordered. This period excludes delivery times, which depend on your geographic location.
Estimated delivery times:
- Standard Shipping: 5-8 business days
- Expedited Shipping: 3-5 business days
Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.
Tracking
All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times.
Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.).
If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.
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You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.
If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:
- Item(s) no longer needed or wanted.
- Item(s) returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address.
- Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.
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We'll pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.). In other cases, you will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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