Weathering Storms: What Do You Do When There's No Way Out?

What kind of trouble is stacking up in your life? Weathering Storms is a book about how to fight back against difficulty and disaster. It's about finding God and His help when the storms of life threaten everything you treasure. Money -- Are you stuck in a job you hate? Have you ever set out to make a fortune only to crash & burn? Are you scared to answer the phone because it might be bill collectors or the IRS? I've been there. I know what it's like to work a whole year and not make any money. I know what it's like to hold the phone to my lips and try to explain to the IRS why I didn't pay taxes for two years. I know what it's like to run out of money for survival and to be homeless with a wife and a little baby. In my book I show you proven principles for overcoming financial disaster. These principles will connect you with the same God who got us out of debt and has met all our needs. Grief -- What do you do when the people you love are carried away from this life? Perhaps, like us, you've faced the pain of losing a child to miscarriage. Maybe you, too, have had loved ones sit down with you and explain that they have cancer or AIDS. Maybe you've experienced, like we have, grief than no one seems to understand. How do you turn grief & loss upside down? Here are stories to help you find the same comfort and joy that we found in the midst of our grief: "Little Vial of Light," the award-winning story of our first miscarriage. "The Pride of August" and the "Four Winds of Heaven," stories about the death of dear loved ones. Misunderstanding -- Do you have good ideas, but no one listens? Are you surrounded with people who tell you you're doing it all wrong? Are you in the hot seat? I've been called before tribunals and asked to renounce my beliefs. I've been kicked out of church. Though I strongly support the church and its leadership, I know what it is to be misunderstood -- to watch my reputation die. I know what it's like to live as an outcast. Do you know how to get your reputation back? When your dreams die -- What do you do when everyone expects you to fly but instead you flop, to soar but instead you wallow? Danger -- How do you handle bullies? What do you do when complete strangers on the subway demand that you hand over your money? What do you do when your car begins to die on a cold winter night in Chicago hours away from family and friends and you have less than $20 to your name? Have you ever stood at death's door? Have you wrestled with forces dark and terrifying? In stories like "Thanks for not killing me," "My first escape," and "It helps to have a bodyguard," I show you what it's like to find God's protection in times of danger. Confusion -- When your world doesn't make sense, when nobody understands you, when you ask questions and no one will give you the answers, it's nice to have someone to reach out to -- someone who understands, someone who cares. Do you feel the pain of turbulence within? But what do you do if your place of healing becomes just another place of pain? What do you do when your heroes fall? In stories like "The fat boy and the electric chair," I show you how I finally made sense of it all. Your spiritual journey -- Where do you find help for your spiritual journey? Do you feel out of place in church? Is church sometimes a scary place to be? If you've been disillusioned with organized religion as I sometimes have, join me as I sort out questions like these: If God is so exciting, why is church so boring? How do you find the church that's right for you? How can I find real people -- not hypocrites -- but genuine people I can connect with and form meaningful friendships? How do you make sense of the Bible? Do you know how to get on God's good side? How to make God's "in" list? Does God seem dead to you? Have you ever seen the heavens open? Weathering Storms is about meeting God in unexpected places and walking away a brand new person.