googling God’s Will: Why Keep Searching For It When It’s Not Lost?

googling God’s Will: Why Keep Searching For It When It’s Not Lost?
by Winn Griffin
ISBN 9781935959007
Format: Paperback, 116 Pages

Book Summary
Tired of googling God’s Will in all the wrong places? It’s a habit that consumes more valuable time and often produces tragedy and frustration. Can you really find something, in the case of the will of God, which is not lost? The whole concept of “searching” suggests that something is lost, but is it really? What should you do? Stop “googling God’s Will” and spend that precious time living into it. It’s doable and the aim of this book is to dispel some of the theological “sacred cows” about the will of God and help you learn a new way of thinking and reflecting that can free you up to live into his will.

Asking questions is often at the root of learning, but asking the wrong questions takes us on a journey along a path to nowhere. Have you ever asked questions like: Does God have a “perfect or permissive will” for my life? Can I “put out a fleece” to discover his will? How does the Spirit interact with me in living into the will of God? The bottom line: well, you will have to read googling God’s Will to see what DrWinn offers as a possible solution.

Contents
Introduction: Power Steering, GPS, or googling?
      This Is Like That
      What’s In a Metaphor?
      Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
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      So What?
      Where Are We Going on this Journey?
1.  God’s Grand Narrative
      What’s In a Story?
      Principles to Follow or Story to Live Into?
      So What?
      Scripture
2.  Guidance on Guidance
      Seeking Guidance on Guidance
      googling God in all the wrong places
3.  Sacred Cows
      Sacred Cow 1: Mythology or Theology?
      Sacred Cow 2: Exposure that forms our way of thinking and acting.
      Sacred Cow 3: Exposure to and living within a different storyline
4.  We Think Differently
      Freedom to be Independent: Our Western Worldview
      So What?
      God’s Willingness to Guide
      So What?
5.  The Many Faces of the Will of God
      Yes God Does Have A Will …
      The Predetermined Will of God
      The Moral Will of God
      The Individual Will of God
6.  Scripture and Will of God
      What Might Scripture Say?
      God’s Will to be Holy
      God’s Will to...
7.  Guidance by the Spirit
      Hearing God’s Voice in a Supernatural Way
      BackStory Story of Samuel’s Story
      Prophecy
      Teaching and Pastoral Guidance
      Beyond Natural Events
      Angels and Dreams
      Visions
      Fasting
8.  It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint
      Jogging Not Sprinting
      Intimacy
      Peace
      Taking Baby Steps: Walking and Falling
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Author Profile
Winn has taught in the church and college system for over 40 years. He is the Founder and President of Seeing the Bible Live Ministries, Woodinville, WA. Because of his interest in education, he created two online schools: “The Institute for Biblical Studies” and “Missio Dei Learning Community.” He is the Publisher at Harmon Press.

Winn loves spending time with his family, collecting baseball cards, watching movies, eating banana sandwiches (now with Splenda), traveling, reading mystery stories, and watching sports. He has received Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and two Doctor of Ministry degrees: the first was in Biblical Studies; the second at George Fox University, Portland, OR, in Leadership in the Emerging Culture. He and his wife Donna Faith, live in Woodinville, WA, and have two adult children, Jason and Jeramie Joy. They participate with Vineyard Community Church, Shoreline, WA. He is the author of God’s EPIC Adventure: Changing the Culture by the Story We Live and Tell (Harmon Press: 2007).