The Crook in the Lot

What to believe when our lot in life is not health, wealth, and happiness

Thomas Boston (1676-1732) was a remarkable Scottish theologian and pastor. His Works run to twelve volumes and contain some lengthy theological treatises. But Boston also wrote brief, very accessible, and pastoral books, and chief among these is the quaintly titled, The Crook in the Lot: The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God in the Afflictions of Men Displayed. This little book is a pastoral masterpiece, in which Boston reflects on the words of Ecclesiastes 7:13, ‘Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?’ -from the Foreword by Ian Hamilton