embracing God's purpose and provision in suffering : 25 classic and contemporary readings on the problem of pain Guthrie, Nancy. Ed. text ilu Nottingham, UK Inter-Varsity Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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175 p. ; pbk ; 20 cm. 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. Nancy Guthrie, editor. Includes index. Suffering Religious aspects Christianity Consolation BV4909 .B4 2010 248.8/6 9781844744428 (pbk) 2009031456 DLC 090731 20140829122228.0 15845468