Do You Have a Plan B?
If you’ve been keeping up with the news from Tennessee, my friend Pete Wilson is in the middle of a new “Plan B” following the flooding that has occurred in recent days. Pretty ironic given the topic of his first book, Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?
TONY: What is a “Plan B”?
PETE: Well I think most people had expectations and dreams for how life was going to turn out. We were going to get into the school of our dreams, meet the girl of our dreams, serve in the church of our dreams. We’ve all had expectations for our finances, ministries and families.
But then there was that moment. The moment one of your dreams shattered. You found out you had cancer. You discovered you couldn’t have kids. Despite all of your hard work your church just wouldn’t grow. That what I refer to as a “Plan B”.
TONY: Whose the book for?
PETE: I think it can be for just about anyone because we all have to admit that we have at least one area of life that hasn’t turned out the way we thought. However, I really wrote this book for Christians because we have a unique issue. How do we reconcile the two seemingly unmixable components: a God who is all-loving and all-powerful and a life that is filled with suffering, disappointments and shattered dreams. I also think it will be supremely helpful to pastors who are trying to lead people through hurt, pain and crises.
TONY: Why did you write this book?
PETE: Tony I’m so frustrated with the version of Christianity where we actually think our entire theology can fit onto a bumper sticker, a t-shirt or a bracelet. The reality is as Christians we often have more questions than we do answers. The reality is we sometimes lack the faith that will give us a sustained hope. The reality is even though we know God is with us, sometimes we feel utterly and completely alone. I wanted to try to give authentic hope to believers who are struggling with the “Plan B’s” of life.
TONY: Can you sum the book up in one sentence?
PETE: If I had to take the 70,000 words contained in this book and condense it to a sentence I would say: Plan B is about discovering the hopeful truth that God is most powerfully present even when He seems most apparently absent.
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Thanks Tony. As always, I appreciate your support.
LOVE IT. Ordered it yesterday, the promo video from Pastor Pete is awesome too. Thanks for posting it here.