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Available
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Publication
Crossway Books (2010), 175 pages
Description
When life becomes difficultwhen we face deep disappointment, agonizing loss, or on-going painwe set out on a search to find answers to significant questions: Why would God allow this to happen? What good could come out of this? What will it look like to trust him? In this collection of insightful essays and excerpts, classic and contemporary theologians and Bible teachersranging from John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Tim Keller, John Piper, and D. A. Carsonexplore Scripture in regard to the causes and purposes of suffering, as well as what it means to trust God in the midst of hardship and pain.
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The twenty five chapters in Be Still, My Soul are written by twenty-five authors from very different backgrounds, circumstances, and times: A. W. Tozer; Os Guiness, D. A. Carson; Augustine; Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Newton, to list some. The book is divided in three sections: nine pieces on God’s
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perspective on suffering (how suffering fits in the big picture); eight on God’s purpose in suffering (how suffering is used by God for specific purposes); and eight on God’s provision in suffering (how God cares for us in difficulties). Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
175 p.; 5.25 inches
ISBN
1433511851 / 9781433511851