James Olah

Death and Suffering: A Christian Perspective (Facing the difficulties of life, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book came as a result of me looking for answers to some of those questions that burn in our hearts and minds when a young person dies. For me, it was the death of my niece, Debbie. This book started as just a list. Later I taught it in our midweek services at the church. Eventually I taught a class in our church on grief and I got more serious in fleshing out this paper into a book. As I worked on the book, the direction broadened. I not only focused on why tragedy happens, but also important considerations we must explore as we face any kind of suffering. What we learn in dealing with an untimely death often applies to other difficult situations in life as well.

I consider the deaths of young people as untimely deaths. An untimely death can come in many forms. Some seek escape from unpleasant situations in life by committing suicide, some die of health problems and complications. Others die in unfortunate accidents and some are murdered. Physical death isn't the only kind of event that brings difficult questions into our life, or causes us to question God. People experience death of relationships through divorce, or death of their childhood through abuse or rape. There is also the death of a dream caused by such events as having a miscarriage, losing a home in a foreclosure, or losing a long held job, or not being able to continue on or finish college.

We all form ideas and develop a personal views of life through our experiences, but suffering a loss of a loved one or experiencing a great difficulty is an invitation by God to explore our life from His perspective. In this book we will look at various facets of suffering and the kinds of questions that come to our mind, for which we are seeking answers. Facing the difficulties of life becomes our time to engage in various kinds of questioning. We seek to understand life, consider how we have conducted our life, as well as how God and the teaching of His word relates to us in such times.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: James Olah
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781516332335
• Artikelnr.: 43381488

Autorenporträt

Rev. James Olah retired after 39 years of pastoring. After volunteering as a hospice chaplain for fifteen months he then took a chaplain position following retirement. Understanding the issues of grief, suffering and pain have been a concern of his so he could better help people through their difficult time.

He has been on the founding boards for two seminaries, one in Yangon, Myanmar and the other in Plymouth, Michigan. He has been involved for a total of fourteen years on two televisions broadcasts. He was listed in Who's Who in Religion in 1991. He has been involved in his community during his two pastorates. He has served on Zoning Board of Appeals, Housing Advisory Committee, trained in disaster debriefing by Community Mental Health in Port Huron, was on a the planning board for the building of a Playscape for children, volunteered in the local Alternative Education High School and served as a volunteer chaplain for Brian's House Hospice until he accepted a chaplaincy at another Hospice.

He and his wife Nancy were married over 43 ¿ years. She died in February 2012 after a short fight with Renal Cancer. They have two adult children and two grandchildren. They have lived in Michigan all their lives and pastored in Fenton, Lapeer, Port Huron and Davison.