Praise for Acts of God

Acts of God offers practical, biblical answers for life's toughest questions. With a seasoned pastor's heart and a masterful grasp of Scripture, Bob Russell guides us through the life of Joseph, adding here-and-now stories to bring each point home. I was moved, challenged, encouraged, and convicted. No pat answers or Christian cliches here: Acts of God speaks the truth, wrapped in God's mercy and love.

Liz Curtis Higgs, bestselling author of Bad Girls of the Bible and The Girl's Still Got It

I never refuse an opportunity to read the words of Bob Russell. He is a humble, wise and gifted teacher. I receive this book with great excitement!

Max Lucado, pastor and New York Times bestselling author

Bob Russell is simply one of the most gifted, faithful, and amazing pastors I have ever known. This book is just one example of what has made him such an effective preacher, teacher, and guide: he knows how to bring the Bible into everyday life, and in this book he brilliantly does so through the example of Joseph. This book will be of great assistance to every Christian at every stage of life because it is established in eternal truth and in its enduring power.

 Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bob Russell was our pastor for eight years. Everything we admired most about him is evident in this book. It is honest: the difficult questions of life are faced head-on without sentimentality or fluff. It is biblical: godly wisdom leaps from every page. It is practical: Russell offers concrete advice to help us overcome temptation and endure testing. It is hopeful: I finished the book with tears of praise and gratitude for a God who is faithful, who loves us and who will never let us go.

Rebecca Manley Pippert, author of Out of the Saltshaker and Love Has its Reasons 

Trusting God through every situation and season in life is a difficulty we all face. How are we to know how and why God acts when we don't understand? Bob Russell takes on the toughest of these challenges with wisdom and grace, and offers a clear perspective for finding a lasting faith. This is a great book!

Jack Graham, Pastor, Prestonwood Bible Church, Dallas

Tragedy strikes each and every one of us. And we have ALL questioned God at times. So this book is for everyone you've ever met or will meet . . . and for you. There's no one I trust more to bring God's Word to life in a practical way than Bob Russell.

Dave Stone, Senior Pastor, Southeast Christian Church

The problem of human suffering presents one of the great challenges to faith. It is as old as Job and has been asked throughout every generation. Bob Russell tackles the question head-on, drawing upon his pastoral experience, his knowledge of the Scriptures, his familiarity with other writers conversant with the issue, and his own personal encounters with unjustifiable suffering. The book provides a valuable resource for personal study and reflection as well as group discussion.

Dr. Gary Weedman, President, Johnson University

In this honest and readable meditation on some of life's most difficult and enduring questions, Bob Russell teaches us how to see beyond suffering to God's purpose and plan for each of us. Based on a lifetime of study, prayer, and personal reflection, Acts of God will deepen the faith of all who read it. Over the years, I have benefited from the wisdom and counsel of Bob Russell. With this book, many more will find reason to be grateful for his practical approach to a great trust in God.

Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, United States Senate

In the midst of Acts of God, you need someone to stand with you with a heart after God. There are few I'd trust my hurting heart more to than Bob Russell. Profoundly wise, deeply biblical and always gentle, Bob Russell is a man who writes with a heart of a pastor--and the healing love of his Savior.

Ann Voskamp, author of the New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts

Bob Russell has a unique way of illustrating how biblical truth intersects with human need. In Acts of God, Bob shows how God's hand was at work throughout the life of Joseph amid the prideful immaturity and alluring enticements of youth, the pain of rejection and unjust suffering, the subtle temptations of power and success, and the sobering realities of aging and preparing for death. I will use this book as a reference for my own teaching and preaching, and I will recommend it to others who face painful situations that make them wonder about the goodness of God.

Dr. David Faust, President at Cincinnati Christian University and author of Married for Good

Life and business throw us some high hard ones. Bob Russell brings a commonsense perspective on how to persevere and even triumph in the toughest trials. Every successful business has a plan and this book will help us all understand God has a master plan for our lives.

David Novak, CEO of YUM! and author of Taking People With You