Why does God feel so far away? Why is my worship so empty? Has God left me? David Bowden knows these questions firsthand having wrestled for years with God's apparent absence & studying what the Bible says about it In this new book Bowden tackles the subject head-on finding the key to understanding it in the Bible's depiction of a God who is infinitely far from us free to move where he wants but who chooses to come near in the person of Jesus A resource of encouragement for those who struggle with feeling God's absence & a wake-up call to those who take God's presence for granted When God Isn't There will forever change your understanding of why God sometimes seems to vanish & how he can be found again Praise for the work of When God Isn't There"A must-read for anyone who's felt far from God"-Bobby Gruenewald Life Church Innovation Leader & a founder of You Version "A masterful treatment of what it means to suffer the pain of God's apparent absence & the inexpressible joy of feeling his presence"-Sam Storms lead pastor for Teaching & Vision Bridgeway Church" David wrestles with theological concepts in a down-to-earth way Many will benefit from this very helpful book"-Kyle Idleman bestselling author of Not a Fan