The Question That Never Goes Away
Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering
- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Why does God allow suffering?
In his classic book Where Is God When It Hurts, Philip Yancey gave us permission to doubt, reasons not to abandon faith, and practical ways to reach out to hurting people.
In this sequel, written 30 years later, Yancey revisits our cry of "Why, God?" in the wake of increased violence and natural disasters the world over. It's a cry that many of us take up with more urgency each year as we sit stunned by the calamities devastating our world, our communities, and our personal lives.
Acknowledging that Christians have not always responded to the problem of pain and grief with grace, Yancey helps us find meaning in the midst of the deepest suffering. The Question That Never Goes Away is a deep and personal reflection on the ways that suffering both challenges and affirms our faith and how we can respond to the existence of evil in a manner that doesn't dismiss it.
"In the face of suffering, words do not suffice. We need something more: the word made flesh, actual living proof that God has not abandoned us, that he shares in our distress," Yancy writes. We find this proof in Jesus, whose own story is one of suffering voluntarily accepted. No other religion has this model of God identifying so deeply and compassionately with humanity—and this changes how we see it and respond to it.
Timely and heartfelt, Philip Yancey has once again offered readers a powerful response to some of the toughest questions that will never leave us in this life.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Part 1: Where Is God?
- Part 2: “I Want to Know Why!”
- Part 3: When God Overslept
- Part 4: Healing Evil
- Part 5: Three Extreme Tests
- Acknowledgments
- Sources
- About the Author
- Also By Philip Yancey