The Grand Paradox, Ken Wytsma
The Grand Paradox, Ken Wytsma
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The Grand Paradox
The Messiness of Life, the Mystery of God and the Necessity of Faith

Author: Ken Wytsma

Narrator: Peter Batarseh

Unabridged: 6 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 02/03/2015

Synopsis

If we were made for relationship with God, why do we often feel lost and distant from Him?The life of Christian faith is and always has been a beautifully awkward reality. Following Jesus is done—can only be done—in the messiness of this world into which we were all born. Yet many Christians expect the walk of faith to be easier, neater, and relatively devoid of hassles.So perhaps it’s time for a frank conversation about the true nature of Christian faith. Maybe there are many desperately in need of a clear dialogue about how—despite living in a turbulent, chaotic world—our greatest joy is found in our pursuit of God.In The Grand Paradox, Ken Wytsma seeks to help readers understand that although God can be mysterious, He is in no way absent.God’s ways are contradictory and counter to the way the world tells us to pursue happiness.Doubt is okay, it will accompany in the life of faith.What looks like struggle can actually be the most important and meaningful season of our lives.This book is an exploration of the art of living by faith. It is a book for all those wrestling with the paradoxes that confront those who seek to walk with Christ. It’s an honest look at how faith works, here and now, in our culture, our time—and how to put down real roots and flourish in the midst of our messy lives.

About Ken Wytsma

Ken Wytsma is a leader, innovator, and social entrepreneur. He is the president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice. He is the founder of The Justice Conference—a yearly international conference that exposes men and women to a wide range of organizations and conversations relating to justice and the biblical call to give our lives away. Ken is also a church planter and the lead pastor at Antioch Church. He and his wife, Tamara, have four daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

“I believe we are all closet doubters,” Ken Wytsma says. We don’t always recognize it as such but doubt is our path to God. Here’s what Ken says about doubt in his book: "Throughout Scripture, God never challenges whether doubt should exist. It is the one point of unity between us and God – the recogn......more

Goodreads review by David

Honestly, I did not expect much from this book. I had never heard of the author but I picked it up when I saw a few people recommend it on Twitter...and it was free for a few days. After reading some challenging books this summer, from philosophers who hurt my brain to early church writers who make......more

Goodreads review by James

If you want a simple, step-by-step approach to the Christian faith don't read The Grand Paradox by Ken Wytsma. Like his earlier volume, Pursuing Justice, Wytsma examines an idea from many different angles. In the former book he looked at the mosaic of justice. Here he turns around the jewel of 'fait......more

Goodreads review by Emily

This book is one of the most helpful books I've ever read on navigating the Christian life and changed the way I think about my faith on a daily basis. I'd highly recommend it.......more

Goodreads review by Nathan

[Note: This book was provided for free by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] This book certainly lives up to its name, as it is full of paradoxes. It is a book that calls on obedience and decries cheap grace, but defines that righteousness a bit narrowly as social ju......more

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