Karen Jobes update and revises one of the leading commentaries on 1 Peter which is rich with themes that applied to the particular situation the churches in Asia Minor faced as well as Christians throughout church history. Increasing, modern-day Christians are experiencing more persecution which makes 1 Peter more and more relevant and impactful.
Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls
A collection of 25 hymns with accompanying devotions for comfort, strength and hope. Songs have a way of lifting our spirits, redirecting our hearts, and reminding us of the good things of God. In times of suffering and sorrow in my life, songs and hymns helped carry me through.
Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us
Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners uses real life examples of how to love one another through counseling and relating to others. Foremost, we must find our identity in Christ. Through suffering and sin struggles, we may struggle to see ourselves as saints, but this is an already-but-not-yet identity.
Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense by Paul David Tripp
Set with the backdrop of Paul Tripp’s suffering in his real and personal health issues, Suffering provides a Biblical and compassionate approach to seeing suffering rightly in light of the Gospel. Life does not always make sense and the effects of the fall are see in every person’s life to differing degrees. One thing in this life is evident, we all face suffering.