| Where Is God When It Hurts? Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Yancey, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310245729 ISBN-13: 9780310245728 Publisher: Zondervan OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: If there is a loving God, then why is it that ? ? You?ve heard that question, perhaps asked it yourself. No matter how you complete it, at its root lies the issue of pain. Does God order our suffering? Does he decree an abusive childhood, orchestrate a jet crash, steer a tornado through a community? Or did he simply wind up the world's mainspring and now is watching from a distance? In this Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Philip Yancey reveals a God who is neither capricious nor unconcerned. Using examples from the Bible and from his own experiences, Yancey looks at pain?physical, emotional, and spiritual?and helps us understand why we suffer. Where Is God When It Hurts? will speak to those for whom life sometimes just doesn?t make sense. And it will help equip anyone who wants to reach out to someone in pain but just doesn?t know what to say. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery |
| Dewey: 248.86 |
| LCCN: 90034624 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.6" W x 8.52" (0.62 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Inspiration |
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| Publisher Description: OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD An inspirational classic for more than thirty years, Where Is God When It Hurts? honestly explores pain--whether physical, emotional, or spiritual--and sheds new light on God's presence in our suffering. Includes a discussion guide. "How can a loving God allow this to happen? Either God is all-loving or all-powerful, but he can't be both." You've heard that question, and perhaps even asked it yourself. No matter how you complete it, at its root lies the issue of pain. When a loved one dies, we receive a terminal diagnosis, or natural disasters strike, people often wonder whether God is the cause of suffering and why he doesn't immediately take away the pain or fix the situation. As a result, we become angry at the once-beloved God who betrayed us. In this Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Philip Yancey uses examples from the Bible and from his own experiences to show us how we can learn to accept--without blame, anger, or fear--that which we don't understand. He answers questions such as:
Yancey speaks to everyone for whom life sometimes doesn't make sense. With compassion and clarity, Yancey brings us one step closer to finding an answer when our pain, or the pain of those we love, is real and we are left wondering, where is God when it hurts? |
Contributor Bio(s): Yancey, Philip: - Philip Yancey serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine. He has written thirteen Gold Medallion Award-winning books and won two ECPA Book of the Year awards for What's So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew. Four of his books have sold over one million copies. Yancey lives with his wife in Colorado. Learn more at philipyancey.com
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