Where Is God When It Hurts?
by Philip Yancey
Yancey's early classic on pain: its biological purpose, the Bible's honesty about suffering, and how to be present to the hurting. Compassionate and unflinching.
Read it if…
you or someone you love is suffering and the easy answers insult you.
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Skip it if…
you want a philosophical theodicy.
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Three things you will actually use
- Pain has a purpose; suffering needs presence.
- God is with, not above.
- Be the answer for someone.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Dr. Paul Brand and leprosy.
Our verdict
Yancey on pain.
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