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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:
- Why is there such a thing as pain?
- Is pain a message from God?
- How should we respond to suffering?
- How can we cope with pain?
- Does faith help?
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?
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"Thanks Philip you have although not your intention convinced me there is no God. At least not the loving heavenly Father that the bible, church and Christians think he is. Appreciate your insights but life experienced contradicts the reasons you tried your best to offer. God should thank you for defending him but I quite doubt he cares at all about you or the world if He exists at all in the manner the church thru the lens of the bible thinks. ............Pg 245 the fact that Jesus came to earth where he suffered and died does not remove pain from our lives (ok then what is the fuss all about. The cross the thorns and all)...But it does show that God did not sit idly by and watch us suffer in isolation ..( o ok thanks alot but that does not help me, helloooo) what kind of God is it ? Not only cannot help but came to suffer along ??!! So ?? .........Pg 248. All of this objectors missed the main point of the gospel, that in some mysterious ways (that word again) it was God himself who came on earth and died. God was not up there watching the tragic events conspire down here. God was in Christ....(ok, so is the father the son ?? Christ is actually the God the Father but disguised as the son....wow brilliant !!) well done....more theology !"
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