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Mel's Online Book Club: Questions For: Faith In The Fog: Believing In What You Cannot See By Jeff Lucas

Posted at 09:53am on 28th June 2014

FAITH IN THE FOG: by Jeff Lucas

NB: Page numbers below relate to Kindle pages

Click here for Discussion Summary of Faith in the Fog

1. Time Trapped. 31-46

· Do we wish we could go back in time as the disciples went back to Galilee to fish? If so why? Isn’t our past shame washed away?

· Are we guilty of the ‘tokenism’ of territory and tradition? Is this what Jesus died for? Do we turn to clichés and slogans?

· Are we addicted to the ‘instant’; to ‘epic encounters’? Do we believe that revival would ‘fix’ our culture? That the path to glory is wonderful - unless it’s paved with pain?

2. A Broken Pier 47-72

· Is it true that ‘we can be quick to count ourselves in if there is news of judgement and punishment but rush to count ourselves out if there in…blessing, purpose or calling’?

· Does being a ‘new creation’ mean that we are instantly transformed?

· How do we ‘hear’ God? What about speaking in tongues / interpretation / prophecy?

· Is it possible to be a Christian and suffer from depression? Or are the ‘thought police’ right?

3. Behold, I Come Quietly 73-88

· What do we understand from the Henri Nouwen quote?

· Lucas says: ‘he (Jesus) let them work all night’ and, ‘instead of…solving the problem, he handed (it to them) to solve.’ Is this ‘abandonment’ what we expect?

· Does this ‘abandonment’ have a purpose? Do we ignore it at our peril?

4. Bringing An Offering of Nothing 89-106

· What sort of God/Jesus do we worship?

· What is the truth?

· Is it ethical to set boundaries?

5. By the Fire 107-126

· What do we understand from the Malcolm Muggeridge and Martin Luther quotes?

· Are we any good at receiving or would we rather give?

· Do you believe we are ‘addicted to shame’? How does that manifest itself in your life?

6. Let’s Eat 127-142

· Is it our aim, when we feel low, to want to be super-human? Why is this not good?

· What is the correct course of action?

· What does it mean to be ‘whole’: a Christian but also human?

· What is prayer?

7. Jesus, I Am Not In Love With You 143-158

· What do we think about some of the songs we sing?

· What does real love consist of?

8. Making God Look Good 159-170

· How does suffering strengthen trust?

· Have we made, or been on the receiving end of, promises that God will intervene, and then laid the blame elsewhere when he doesn’t?

9. Follow Me? 171-184

· Has anyone experienced what Hudson Taylor said about trust?

· Or the concept that, even in the fog of unanswered questions / doctrines, it would take more faith to walk away from faith than to remain in it?

10. Mind Your Own Business 185-

· Do we have an expectation that the church should be able to ‘walk on water’? Are we critical / dissatisfied with the church - ours, as well as others when it doesn’t?

· Do we have a sense of ‘unfairness’ when it comes to suffering?

· Do we *honestly* believe in diversity, or are we prepared to be offended?

· Have we experienced the Holy Spirit as ‘more than power…as personality…the Spirit of Christ’?

Your Comments:

Luiza

24th October 2015
at 5:38am

Beautiful pink fog touch to the photo of sunrise . Pink Fog DOES sound like the name of a rock group Mel Torme is about my speed for a rock siengr too!Pam

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