God often seems most distant when we are going through our hardest times. And yet many people have found that it is exactly at the moments of their greatest struggle that they have met God most closely.

 Through vivid retellings of the stories of eight biblical characters who met God at points of extremity in their lives, Ian Coffey offers us inspirational ways of making the struggles we face an opportunity for growth. By sharing both modern examples of people who have faced the same sorts of struggles, and events in his own life, he gives us practical help and hope in our hardest moments.

 Esther &amp; courage  
 Jeremiah &amp; inadequacy  
 John &amp; doubt  
 Paul &amp; fear  
 Peter &amp; imprisonment  
 Ruth &amp; loss  
 Elijah &amp; despair  
 Mark &amp; failure  
 Full of rich reflection and thought-provoking questions, it will help us to discover the God who walks with his people through their darkest moments.

Ian Coffey

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

USING THIS BOOK

Setting the scene

Listening to the story

Learning from the story

So what?

Someone's story

1. RUTH AND LOSS

Listening to the story – Ruth 1:1–22

2. ELIJAH AND DESPAIR

Listening to the story – 1 Kings 19:1–18

Romans 8 Verse 1's story

3. ESTHER AND COURAGE

Listening to the story – Esther 4:1–17

Malala's story

4. JEREMIAH AND INADEQUACY

Listening to the story – Jeremiah 1:1–19

Frodo's story

5. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND DOUBT

Listening to the story – Luke 7:18–35

Albert's story

6. JOHN MARK AND FAILURE

My story

7. PAUL AND FEAR

Listening to the story – Acts 18:1–11

Maurice's story

8. PETER AND IMPRISONMENT

Listening to the story – Acts 12:1–19

Debra's story

NOTES

1. Ruth and loss

2. Elijah and despair

3. Esther and courage

4. Jeremiah and inadequacy

5. John the Baptist and doubt

6. John Mark and failure

7. Paul and fear

8. Peter and imprisonment

__In Postcards from the Edge Ian Coffey will help you learn from eight Bible characters about how God can meet you in the hardest moments of your life.__

God often seems most distant when we are going through our hardest times. And yet many people have found that it is exactly at the moments of their greatest struggle that they have met God most closely.

Through vivid retellings of the stories of eight biblical characters who met God at points of extremity in their lives, Ian Coffey offers us inspirational ways of making the struggles we face an opportunity for growth. By sharing both modern examples of people who have faced the same sorts of struggles, and events in his own life, he gives us practical help and hope in our hardest moments.

Esther and courage  
Jeremiah and inadequacy  
John and doubt  
Paul and fear  
Peter and imprisonment  
Ruth and loss  
Elijah and despair  
Mark and failure

Full of rich reflection and thought-provoking questions, it will help us to discover the God who walks with his people through their darkest moments.

Learn from eight Bible characters about how God can meet you with practical help even in life's hardest moments

\["For anyone wanting messages to encourage","These looks at Bible characters offer lasting wisdom against difficulty ","Readers will find new ways to respond to problems in life "\]

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'Postcards from the Edge' is a fantastic book that works as a personal read, a personal bible study or as a group bible study.  
It blends good, easy to read, commentary style studies of 8 biblical characters blended with a strong subject they best reflect in their lives... so we have for example Ruth and Loss, Jeremiah and Inadequacy, Paul and Fear, PEter and Impisonment etc.  
What is so good about these studies though is that they don't stay just with the bible character although that is the main focus, they also look at a modern equivalent to help highlight the subject values, so for instance you have Jeremiah with Frodo! Ruth is compared with an ordinary woman called Jill who founded 3 children's hospices, Paul is compared with Maurice Chevalier! These comparison stories at the end of the chapters just highlight the subject really well ... and can also be used as great story pieces on their own in a number of settings, maybe assemblies or such.  
A very good book that works in a number of ways succesfully.

Postcards From The Edge

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