Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud

This is a book about faith, but it looks at faith through the eyes of those who doubt.

I found that for many people there is a large gap between what they expect from their Christian faith and what they actually experience.

For that reason, the first half of this book explores the Bible to see what we can rightfully expect from God. What better place to begin than by letting God speak for himself?

The second half moves to more practical, existential issues and applies the ideas I have developed to actual situations—the kinds of situations that foster disappointment with God.

This is not a book of apologetics, so I will not travel the path of pointing out evidences for God. Nor will I debate the question, “Does God ever perform miracles?” I take for granted that he has supernatural power and has used it. One last caution: by no means am I presenting a balanced view of the Christian faith. I am, after all, writing for people who have, at one time or another, heard the silence of God.

—Philip Yancey