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Beyond Name-It-Claim-It Toward God’s Hidden Purposes

February 24, 2026

Summary

When God is silent, we wonder if He’s forsaken us. But Scripture reveals God’s hidden purposes in our pain. In part one of this interview, Pastor Erwin Lutzer discusses His new book, Why Doesn’t God Answer My Prayers?, with Pastor Larry McCarthy. What if a “no” from Heaven could actually be the key to a transformed life?

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