Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Eugene Peterson 9 Preface to the New Edition 13 Acknowledgments 15 I. Knowing God's Will 1. We Never Know How Things Will Turn Out 19 2. Our Astonishing Freedom 29 3. Obstacles That Get in the Way 41 II. Making Decisions 4. Simple Obedience as a Way of Life 55 5. God's Clear Commands for Life 67 6. Attending to the Little Things 83 7. Making Choices 94 III. Grasping Time 8. Facing What We Cannot Change 109 9. Redeeming the Past 120 10. Preparing for the Future 130 11. Living in the Wonder of the Present Moment 142 IV. Discerning Our Calling in Life 12. Distinguishing Between Calling and Career 157 13. Discovering What We're Supposed to Do 169 14. Managing Our Many Callings 186 V. Embracing Mystery 15. Living with Paradox 203 16. Suffering Respects No Boundaries 218 17. Getting Through Suffering 227 Notes 237 Study Questions 245

About the Author

Jerry Sittser (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is a professor of religion at Whitworth College. He holds a master of divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and a doctorate in history from the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer and The Will of God as a Way of Life. Gerald L. Sittser es profesor de religion y filosofia en Whitworth College en Spokane, Washington. Ostenta un titulo de maestro en divinidades obtenido en el Seminario Teologico Fuller y un doctorado en historia de la Universidad de Chicago. Es escritor de muchos libros incluyendo. Cuando Dios No Contesta tu Oracion. Y La Voluntad de Dios Como una Salida de la Vida.