WHERE IS GOD WHEN IT HURTS

By Philip Yancey

Book Overview

Gold Medallion Book Award Winner. Over a million copies sold.An inspirational classic for more than thirty years, ?Where Is God When It Hurts??honestly explores pain--from physical wounds to emotional... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310354110
• ISBN13: 9780310354116
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

Understanding the Purpose of Pain or Hurt...

My oldest son moved to Heaven in August of 2006... I go to a church where they think that God's will is ALWAYS to heal... then why didn't He heal my son...? I Trust God... and His will... but I have a hard time with people who have never had any pain in their lives, and yet go around saying that only good things happen to good people, that God's will is never for any pain... Those people need to realize that they are hurting already wounded people when they say things like this... I wish more people would read Philip Yancey's book and realize the Truth about pain and hurts... God is Love... and sometimes love is different than we think...

It's true enough

A book that encompasses pain, but is worth reading. Is deep and earthy.

An excellent book for both those in pain & their loved ones

I agree with the other reviewer that said this is the best book dealing with pain and suffering. It begins with discussing how vital pain is to our lives, and describes the hell a painless world would be. Then it tackles the practical issues of how we deal with pain, focusing not on the "Why" of pain, but "To what end?" Finally, it offers terrific advice for those who are trying to help those that are suffering. With passionate sentences and very illustrative examples, Philip Yancey presents many of the answers to the questions that we all have, and some we have never even thought of.In conclusion, this book is a must read for everyone, even if you have a fairly pain-free life. Also, it is theologically sound, unlike the highly acclaimed but offensive "When Bad Things Happen To Good People" by Harold Kushner.

Practical, honest discussion about human suffering

This is the best book on pain and suffering out in the market (even better than C.S. Lewis's THE PROBLEM OF PAIN). Yancey's first chapter title describes our predicament well enough: 'A problem that won't go away'. This problem is as old as mankind, and in some ways, no one will ever write a better outline of this difficulty than can be found in the book of Job. Yancey's book, though, takes a fresh look at pain itself, and while it cannot answer all questions (no book can), it does give a thoughtful discussion that helps us to comprehend the crucial role of pain in our lives. This book is not an abstract speculative treatise, but a practical and helpful companion as we ask why there is such a thing as pain, is pain a message from God, how do people respond to suffering, how can we cope with pain, and how does religious faith help (or hinder). I give this book my highest recommendation.