Where is god when it hurts book

In his awardwinning bestseller book, where is god when it hurts. Where is god when it hurts mass market paperback published october 28th 1990 by harpercollins publishers mass market paperback, 320 pages. Philip yancey discusses the question many of us ask when we suffer or when we see others suffer, namely, where is god when it hurts. Has been revised and updated by the author to explore the many important issues that have arisen during that time. We can safely say that god can bring good out of evil. Winner of the gold medallion award and an inspirational bestseller for over twenty years, where is god when it hurts. Where is god when it hurts was the very first book philip yancey wrote in his young days. Philip yancey did his best to answer the questions on peoples mind when they are faced with life situations that make them wonder if god is really as loving as he is believed to be. Joni eareckson tada i started to read it thinking i was going to read a pleasant little easytoread book on the subject of pain. Sensitive and caring, this unique book discusses painphysical, emotional, and spirit.

Where is god when it hurts is primarily directed at people who suffer, but its also for people who are close to those who suffer were mostly talking physical illness here. And thank the lord, philip puts our questions into perspective, helping us find out exactly where god really is when we hurt. He is in usnot in the things that hurthelping to transform bad into good. Yancey was asked several times to respond to the theme of suffering after the events of september 11. A sermon given on the virginia tech campus two weeks after the shootings. He decided to remain silent and instead reached an agreement with zondervan press to republish this book in a format that allowed it to be half the original price. Thats what philip yancey attempts to answer in his classic book where is god when it hurts. Originally written in 1977 when yancey was in his midtwenties, it went through a major revision in 1990 i cant speak to any differences between the two versions because ive only read the more recent one. It challenges some common and i wouldnt call myself christian, but some christian philosophy books are okay i accept all sorts of philosophies about the higher power. Yanceys theology undermines a book that really has a lot of good material and is very well written.