{"product_id":"9780718077686","title":"When God Isn't There: Why God Is Farther than You Think but Closer than You Dare Imagine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does God feel so far away? Why is my worship so empty? Has God left me? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowden knows these questions firsthand, having wrestled for years with God’s apparent absence and studying what the Bible says about it. In this new book, Bowden \u003c\/strong\u003etackles the subject head-on, finding the key to understanding it in the Bible’s depiction of a God who is infinitely far from us, free to move where he wants, but who chooses to come near in the person of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resource of encouragement for those who struggle with feeling God’s absence and a wake-up call to those who take God’s presence for granted, \u003cem\u003eWhen God Isn’t There\u003c\/em\u003e will forever change your understanding of why God sometimes seems to vanish and how he can be found again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the work of David Bowden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Awesome and inspiring.”—Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver at TOMS Shoes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“David brings a fresh, engaging and highly impactful approach to Scripture. His passion for the Word is both contagious and inspirational.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Roy Peterson, President of American Bible Society\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nelson, Thomas, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121558896880,"sku":"9780718077686","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780718077686_p0.jpg?v=1763624916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780718077686","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}