Suffering

Suffering in 3-D: Connecting the Church to Disease, Disability, and Disorder (Paperback)

Suffering in 3-D is a book to guide and encourage ordinary believers to get practically involved in meaningful relational ministry to all who are suffering. As Christians, we are not to walk alone in our suffering, or inadvertently force others to deal...

If God Is So Good Why Are Things So Bad? (Paperback)

As Tim Chester says in the Foreword:Melvin Tinker invites us to walk with Job through the confusion sufferings creates. If God is so good why are things so Bad is like a guidebook, helping us navigate through unfamiliar territory. It is a book for all...

Wait and Hope: Puritan Wisdom for Joyful Suffering (Paperback)

Suffering is as old as the fall. We may experience its dread in new settings, yet the human predicament has not changed. Thus, we can draw wisdom from those who have endured suffering and hoped in the triumph of Christ; perhaps there is no better place...

Sighing on Sunday: 40 Meditations for When Church Hurts (Hardcover)

Neglect. Rejection. Sin. Conflict. Change. It’s difficult to go to church when you’ve suffered some of your deepest hurts there. Megan Hill understands that church can be hard. In forty thoughtful meditations, she lays out reliable biblical...

Give Me Understanding That I May Live: Situating Our Suffering within God's Redemptive Plan (Paperback)

Situating Christian Suffering within the Bible’s Redemptive Storyline Since creation’s fall, suffering has been part of earthly life. At times, it can feel overwhelming, even for believers who trust in the Lord. The Suffering and the...

Walking Through Twilight: A Wife's Illness - A Philosopher's Lament (Paperback)

How do you continue to find God as dementia pulls your loved one into the darkness? Nothing is simple for a person suffering from dementia, and for those they love. When ordinary tasks of communication, such as using a phone, become complex, then...

Disease, Scarcity and Famine: A Reformation Perspective on God and Plagues (Paperback)

Outbreaks of disease and famine are nothing new, nor is the responsibility of Christian leaders to respond to such societal devastation. Disease, Scarcity, and Famine assembles sermons from Ludwig Lavater, a leading pastor in Zurich during the sixteenth...

The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live (Paperback)

We're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people.In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges...

When the Stars Disappear: Help and Hope from Stories of Suffering in Scripture (Paperback)

Suffering and the Christian Life, Volume 1 When suffering overwhelms us, it is easy to despair and even doubt God’s goodness. As the clouds of suffering roll in, we can lose sight of everything but our pain. In these moments, when the stars...