Be still, my soul :

Be still, my soul : embracing God's purpose and provision in suffering : 25 classic and contemporary readings on the problem of pain / Nancy Guthrie, editor. - Nottingham, UK : Inter-Varsity Press, c2010. - 175 p. ; pbk ; 20 cm.

Includes index.

Part 1: God's perspective on suffering.
Suffering: the servant of our joy / Tim Keller --
The gift of pain / Philip Yancey --
God's plan A / Joni Eareckson Tada --
When we don't know why, we trust God who knows why / Os Guinness --
Is there such a thing as senseless tragedy? / R.C. Sproul --
Illuminated by the light of divine providence / John Calvin --
A profound answer to the pressing question, "why?" / Wilson Benton Jr --
Bearing suffering / Dietrich Bonhoeffer --
No sorrow like Jesus' sorrow / John Newton.
Part 2 : God's purpose in suffering.
The God we had to lose / Abraham Kuyper --
When cost becomes privilege / Helen Roseveare --
Prepared for usefulness / A.W. Tozer --
The test of a crisis / Martyn Lloyd Jones --
Too good to suffer? / St Augustine --
Faith tried and proved / Charles Haddon Spurgeon --
Choosing trust / Jerry Bridges -- Part 3 : God's provision in suffering.
Just what you need, just in time / Corrie Ten Boom --
Dark valleys / Sinclair Ferguson --
Hoped-for healing / J.I. Packer --
Happy in affliction / Thomas Manton --
Power in weakness / John Piper --
To suffer as Christ did / Martin Luther --
Refuge and rest in Christ / Jonathan Edwards.

9781844744428 (pbk)

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Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Consolation.

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