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A través de los ojos del león
by Levi Lusko • 2015
When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.
4.57
5k+
A través de los ojos del león Summary
A través de los ojos del león 92%
When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.
by Levi Lusko 2015
4.57
5k+ ratings
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy J. Keller • 2013
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
4.49
6k+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 92%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
Suffering
by Paul David Tripp • 2018
Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.
4.57
2k+
Suffering Summary
Suffering 91%
Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.
by Paul David Tripp 2018
4.57
2k+ ratings
Recovering from Losses in Life
by H. Norman Wright • 1991
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
4.25
197
Recovering from Losses in Life Summary
Recovering from Losses in Life 91%
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
by H. Norman Wright 1991
4.25
197 ratings
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
4.43
800
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World 91%
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022
4.43
800 ratings
Divine Disruption
by Tony Evans • 2021
When life falls apart, here's how to keep faith intact and find purpose in the pieces.
4.68
1k+
Divine Disruption Summary
Divine Disruption 91%
When life falls apart, here's how to keep faith intact and find purpose in the pieces.
by Tony Evans 2021
4.68
1k+ ratings
A Grief Observed
by C.S. Lewis • 1961
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
4.22
98k+
A Grief Observed Summary
A Grief Observed 91%
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
by C.S. Lewis 1961
4.22
98k+ ratings
Struck
by Russ Ramsey • 2017
A heart infection nearly kills a pastor. His recovery becomes a reckoning with God.
4.43
253
Struck Summary
Struck 91%
A heart infection nearly kills a pastor. His recovery becomes a reckoning with God.
by Russ Ramsey 2017
4.43
253 ratings
Choosing to SEE
by Mary Beth Chapman • 2010
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
4.29
15k+
Choosing to SEE Summary
Choosing to SEE 90%
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
by Mary Beth Chapman 2010
4.29
15k+ ratings
Surprised by Suffering
by R.C. Sproul • 1989
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
4.20
699
Surprised by Suffering Summary
Surprised by Suffering 90%
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
by R.C. Sproul 1989
4.20
699 ratings
On Death
by Timothy J. Keller • 2020
No generation has been less prepared for death. One tradition bets everything on a resurrection.
4.48
960
On Death Summary
On Death 90%
No generation has been less prepared for death. One tradition bets everything on a resurrection.
by Timothy J. Keller 2020
4.48
960 ratings
Suffering is Never for Nothing
by Elisabeth Elliot • 2019
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
4.67
8k+
Suffering is Never for Nothing Summary
Suffering is Never for Nothing 90%
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
by Elisabeth Elliot 2019
4.67
8k+ ratings
God Does His Best Work with Empty
by Nancy Guthrie • 2020
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
4.48
2k+
God Does His Best Work with Empty Summary
God Does His Best Work with Empty 90%
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
by Nancy Guthrie 2020
4.48
2k+ ratings
Job
by Christopher Ash • 2014
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
4.65
286
Job Summary
Job 90%
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
by Christopher Ash 2014
4.65
286 ratings
Embodied Hope
by Kelly M. Kapic • 2017
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
4.35
568
Embodied Hope Summary
Embodied Hope 90%
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
by Kelly M. Kapic 2017
4.35
568 ratings
Prayer in the Night
by Tish Harrison Warren • 2021
Your prayers fail in the dark. The church's oldest nighttime liturgy was built for that silence.
4.62
7k+
Prayer in the Night Summary
Prayer in the Night 90%
Your prayers fail in the dark. The church's oldest nighttime liturgy was built for that silence.
by Tish Harrison Warren 2021
4.62
7k+ ratings
Where Is God in All the Suffering?
by Amy Orr-Ewing • 2020
Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.
4.22
218
Where Is God in All the Suffering? Summary
Where Is God in All the Suffering? 90%
Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.
by Amy Orr-Ewing 2020
4.22
218 ratings
Fight Back With Joy
by Margaret Feinberg • 2014
When her body failed, she learned celebration is not a reward but a form of resistance.
4.27
1k+
Fight Back With Joy Summary
Fight Back With Joy 90%
When her body failed, she learned celebration is not a reward but a form of resistance.
by Margaret Feinberg 2014
4.27
1k+ ratings
How to Keep House While Drowning
by K.C. Davis • 2022
Jesus's wounds, an unknown sister, and a grandfather at 29: a four-year-old's tour of heaven.
4.20
81k+
How to Keep House While Drowning Summary
How to Keep House While Drowning 89%
Jesus's wounds, an unknown sister, and a grandfather at 29: a four-year-old's tour of heaven.
by K.C. Davis 2022
4.20
81k+ ratings
Plan B
by Pete Wilson • 2010
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
4.08
1k+
Plan B Summary
Plan B 89%
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
by Pete Wilson 2010
4.08
1k+ ratings
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
by John C. Lennox • 2020
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
4.05
857
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 89%
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020
4.05
857 ratings
Hope in the Dark
by Craig Groeschel • 2018
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
4.38
3k+
Hope in the Dark Summary
Hope in the Dark 89%
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
by Craig Groeschel 2018
4.38
3k+ ratings
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time 89%
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016
4.61
203 ratings
All Things New
by John Eldredge • 2017
Eternity is not a cloudy heaven. It is a restored earth, a healed body, and real justice.
4.32
2k+
All Things New Summary
All Things New 89%
Eternity is not a cloudy heaven. It is a restored earth, a healed body, and real justice.
by John Eldredge 2017
4.32
2k+ ratings
Shattered Dreams
by Larry Crabb • 2001
Deaden desire like Buddha, deepen it like Jesus. One path numbs; the other shatters and heals.
4.24
2k+
Shattered Dreams Summary
Shattered Dreams 89%
Deaden desire like Buddha, deepen it like Jesus. One path numbs; the other shatters and heals.
by Larry Crabb 2001
4.24
2k+ ratings
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas
by Harold S. Kushner • 1981
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
4.03
20k+
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 89%
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
by Harold S. Kushner 1981
4.03
20k+ ratings
Everything Happens for a Reason
by Kate Bowler • 2018
She wrote books about the prosperity gospel. Then Stage IV cancer asked her to believe it.
3.80
54k+
Everything Happens for a Reason Summary
Everything Happens for a Reason 89%
She wrote books about the prosperity gospel. Then Stage IV cancer asked her to believe it.
by Kate Bowler 2018
3.80
54k+ ratings
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
4.44
3k+
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains 89%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
How to Pray
by C.S. Lewis • 2018
C.S. Lewis on prayer: no machinery, no magic words, just a real Person meeting real persons.
4.15
1k+
How to Pray Summary
How to Pray 89%
C.S. Lewis on prayer: no machinery, no magic words, just a real Person meeting real persons.
by C.S. Lewis 2018
4.15
1k+ ratings
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK 89%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet
by Sara Hagerty • 2014
God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.
4.06
3k+
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet Summary
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet 89%
God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.
by Sara Hagerty 2014
4.06
3k+ ratings
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland • 2016
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
3.96
130
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed 89%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 89%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love 89%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
Trusting God in the Darkness
by Christopher Ash • 2004
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
4.53
314
Trusting God in the Darkness Summary
Trusting God in the Darkness 89%
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
by Christopher Ash 2004
4.53
314 ratings
The Ones We Wait For
by Michael V. Ivanov • 2024
An afterlife escort greets a frightened newcomer: his mother, though neither realizes it.
4.30
3k+
The Ones We Wait For Summary
The Ones We Wait For 89%
An afterlife escort greets a frightened newcomer: his mother, though neither realizes it.
by Michael V. Ivanov 2024
4.30
3k+ ratings
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
5k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving 89%
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005
4.32
5k+ ratings
Grief Is Love
by Marisa Renee Lee • 2022
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
4.15
3k+
Grief Is Love Summary
Grief Is Love 88%
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
by Marisa Renee Lee 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God
by Colleen Elisabeth Chao • 2022
Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.
4.77
362
In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God Summary
In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God 88%
Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.
by Colleen Elisabeth Chao 2022
4.77
362 ratings
The Cry of the Soul
by Dan B. Allender • 1994
Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.
4.27
2k+
The Cry of the Soul Summary
The Cry of the Soul 88%
Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.
by Dan B. Allender 1994
4.27
2k+ ratings
Overcoming Bitterness
by Stephen Viars • 2021
Bitterness poisons everything. A biblical path from resentment to genuine joy, without platitudes.
4.29
156
Overcoming Bitterness Summary
Overcoming Bitterness 88%
Bitterness poisons everything. A biblical path from resentment to genuine joy, without platitudes.
by Stephen Viars 2021
4.29
156 ratings
The Summer of the Great-Grandmother
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1974
One summer, her ninety-year-old mother forgot her. Four generations in one house. No one was ready.
4.16
3k+
The Summer of the Great-Grandmother Summary
The Summer of the Great-Grandmother 88%
One summer, her ninety-year-old mother forgot her. Four generations in one house. No one was ready.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1974
4.16
3k+ ratings
Grief Is a Journey
by Kenneth J. Doka • 2015
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
4.04
174
Grief Is a Journey Summary
Grief Is a Journey 88%
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
by Kenneth J. Doka 2015
4.04
174 ratings
Spiritual Depression
by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones • 1965
Why so many Christians lack joy and assurance, and the forgotten remedies that restore both.
4.42
5k+
Spiritual Depression Summary
Spiritual Depression 88%
Why so many Christians lack joy and assurance, and the forgotten remedies that restore both.
by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1965
4.42
5k+ ratings
Facing Your Giants
by Max Lucado • 2006
David's weapon wasn't a stone. It was looking at God while the giant taunted.
4.44
20k+
Facing Your Giants Summary
Facing Your Giants 88%
David's weapon wasn't a stone. It was looking at God while the giant taunted.
by Max Lucado 2006
4.44
20k+ ratings
In the Presence of My Enemies
by Gracia Burnham • 2003
Captured by Abu Sayyaf on their 18th anniversary, she survived 376 days. Her husband did not.
4.30
8k+
In the Presence of My Enemies Summary
In the Presence of My Enemies 88%
Captured by Abu Sayyaf on their 18th anniversary, she survived 376 days. Her husband did not.
by Gracia Burnham 2003
4.30
8k+ ratings
Did the Resurrection Happen . . . Really?
by Josh McDowell • 2010
A campus tragedy pushes a skeptic into a group search for evidence of Jesus' resurrection.
4.02
226
Did the Resurrection Happen . . . Really? Summary
Did the Resurrection Happen . . . Really? 88%
A campus tragedy pushes a skeptic into a group search for evidence of Jesus' resurrection.
by Josh McDowell 2010
4.02
226 ratings
Good Grief
by Theresa Caputo • 2017
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
4.12
943
Good Grief Summary
Good Grief 88%
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
by Theresa Caputo 2017
4.12
943 ratings
Traveling Light
by Max Lucado • 2001
God never handed you anxiety, shame, and grief. Psalm 23 shows how to hand them back.
4.25
14k+
Traveling Light Summary
Traveling Light 88%
God never handed you anxiety, shame, and grief. Psalm 23 shows how to hand them back.
by Max Lucado 2001
4.25
14k+ ratings
Your Grief, Your Way
by Shelby Forsythia • 2020
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
4.34
159
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way 88%
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
by Shelby Forsythia 2020
4.34
159 ratings
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