Go offline with the Player FM app!
Sanjay Patel: Ruling Elder Spotlight
Manage episode 418331043 series 3445719
On Sept. 5, 1986, Sanjay was onboard Pan Am Flight 73. It was hijacked by the PLO in Karachi, Pakistan. Sanjay survived, but was seriously injured, including subsequently undergoing the amputation of a leg. His cousin was the first person killed by the hijackers. 22 people died. Listen to his account of how God worked all things for good and brought new life out of the horror of a terrorist attack.
As an elder he now asks people in their suffering to think—what glory will God have from this? (Sanjay is a ruling elder in Theophilus Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic church, in Anaheim CA.) https://www.theophilusopc.org
Sanjay’s three recommended books;
Prayer by O. Hallesby, (Augsburg Books, Updated Edition,1994)
Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World by Timothy Keller (Penguin Books, 2018)
J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life by Paul Miller (Crossway, 2019)
20 episodes
Manage episode 418331043 series 3445719
On Sept. 5, 1986, Sanjay was onboard Pan Am Flight 73. It was hijacked by the PLO in Karachi, Pakistan. Sanjay survived, but was seriously injured, including subsequently undergoing the amputation of a leg. His cousin was the first person killed by the hijackers. 22 people died. Listen to his account of how God worked all things for good and brought new life out of the horror of a terrorist attack.
As an elder he now asks people in their suffering to think—what glory will God have from this? (Sanjay is a ruling elder in Theophilus Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic church, in Anaheim CA.) https://www.theophilusopc.org
Sanjay’s three recommended books;
Prayer by O. Hallesby, (Augsburg Books, Updated Edition,1994)
Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World by Timothy Keller (Penguin Books, 2018)
J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life by Paul Miller (Crossway, 2019)
20 episodes
Kaikki jaksot
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.