{"id":2116,"date":"2013-01-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totellyouthetruth.net\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2013-01-14T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T15:00:00","slug":"if-god-is-good-developing-a-theology-of-suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/?p=2116","title":{"rendered":"If God is Good: Developing a Theology of Suffering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sadly, suffering is a fact of life. At one point or another, to one degree or another, you will face suffering. Suffering will consume your being.<\/p>\n

It is never too late to develop a theology of suffering. We all need a proper foundation because it is not a question of if<\/em> but when<\/em> we will suffer (James 1:2; 1 Peter 1:6; 2 Peter 2:9).<\/p>\n

How do we develop a theology of suffering?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read and study. Here are resources to help you in your pursuit of a good foundation in the theology of suffering.<\/p>\n

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  1. If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil<\/a> by Randy Alcorn (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  2. When God Weeps<\/a> by Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  3. Suffering and the Sovereignty of God<\/a> by John Piper and Justin Taylor (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  4. A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty<\/a> by Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  5. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go: Facing Death with Courageous Confidence in God<\/a> by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Richard Baxter, Nancy Guthrie and John Piper<\/li>\n
  6. A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You<\/a> by Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  7. Why, O God?: Suffering and Disability in the Bible and the Church<\/a> by Larry J. Waters, Roy B. Zuck, Randy Alcorn and Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  8. Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace<\/a> by Michael S. Beates and Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  9. The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus<\/a> by Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  10. Glorious Intruder: God’s Presence in Life’s Chaos<\/a> by Joni Eareckson Tada (Kindle edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Do you have other books and resources? Please share!<\/p>\n

    Update: 1\/15\/2013<\/strong>
    \n    Don\u2019t You Dare Be Caught Rejoicing with Those Who Weep<\/a>, an interview with Joni Eareckson Tada and Marvin Olasky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sadly, suffering is a fact of life. At one point or another, to one degree or another, you will face suffering. Suffering will consume your being. It is never too late to develop a theology of suffering. We all need a proper foundation because it is not a question of if but when we will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[51],"tags":[138,183,272,273,293,320,379,402,428,440],"class_list":["post-2116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","tag-books-2","tag-disability","tag-john-piper","tag-joni-eareckson-tada","tag-larry-waters","tag-michael-beates","tag-randy-alcorn","tag-roy-zuck","tag-suffering","tag-theology-of-suffering"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3hM8I-y8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davecruver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}