A while back I had Lucas Miles as a guest on the podcast. Lucas is the President of the Oasis Network for Churches (OasNet), and he has written a soon-to-be-released book called Good God - The One We Want to Believe In but Are Afraid to Embrace. Lucas is back as a guest on the podcast to talk about the book, and why many people struggle to embrace this God that we claim to be good, but yet He is blamed for so many bad things - even by those in the church.
A common question that people ask is, "Why does God allow bad things to happen?" Lucas shares some radical thoughts on this, including tackling the premise that God "allows" bad things to happen. Also, does God put sickness on people, or put them through problems and "trials," so that He can teach them a lesson or so He can then swoop in and "get the glory" for healing and helping?
It's amazing how many people think that God is like this, and Lucas does a great job at showing how the nature of God is always good, and that He never harms us.
The book has received praise from many people, including Kevin Sorbo (actor, God's Not Dead), James B. Richards (author, The Gospel of Peace), Joanna Beasley (American Idol semifinalist and Christian recording artist), Paul Ellis (author, The Hyper-Grace Gospel) and many more. I sure hope you enjoy this conversation about our good God, and that you're left with a much better understanding of and appreciation for the love and goodness of God.
To find out more about Lucas Miles, check out LucasMiles.org.
It's time for another Growing in Grace Together podcast! It's been a while, and I'm very happy to get back into the swing of things with my very special guest, Lucas Miles. Lucas is the President of the Oasis Network for Churches (OasNet) and he is helping to spread the message of God's goodness, love and grace in many ways. In this podcast Lucas shares about his involvement in church planting through OasNet, nationally and internationally, in order to spread the message of God's grace and to connect people together. We also chat about the upcoming Oasis Grace Conference in October 2013, which is something many Growing in Grace listeners will want to put on their calendars!
Listen in to find out what other nuggets of grace Lucas has to share, as well as the many resources that can be found through the OasNet website.
