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Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God is unavailable, but you can change that!

It is traditional to think we should praise Abraham for his willingness to sacrifice his son as proof of his love for God. But have we misread the point of the story? Is it possible that a careful reading of Genesis 22 could reveal God was not pleased with Abraham’s silent obedience? Widely respected biblical theologian, creative thinker, and public speaker J. Richard Middleton suggests we have...

The importance of calling on God for help is nowhere more evident than in the Lord’s Prayer, taught by Jesus as a model for his disciples (Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4).32 This prayer is constituted purely by supplication or petition from start to finish (this excludes the doxology added to Matt. 6:13 in later manuscripts and used in the church’s liturgy). Although the opening petitions are explicitly God-oriented (“May your name be sanctified,” “May your kingdom come,” “May
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