I hope to keep adding to this list of resources and I always welcome suggestions!
Books
- A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God’s Mercy and Our Pain, by Elisabeth Elliot
- Suffering is Never for Nothing, by Elisabeth Elliot
- Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering, by Timothy Keller
- A Grief Observed, by C.S. Lewis
- Where was God?: Answers to Tough Questions about God and Natural Disasters, by Erwin W. Lutzer
- Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, by John Piper and Justin Taylor
- When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty, by Joni E. Tada and Steven Estes
- Suffering, by Paul David Tripp
- Why, O God? Suffering and Disability in the Bible and in the Church by Larry J. Waters, Roy B. Zuck and others
- Disappointment with God, by Philip Yancey
- Where is God When it Hurts? by Philip Yancey
Note: I have read some but not all of the books above. However, I can recommend these authors based on other books I’ve read by them.
Online articles
- “Why Does God Allow Suffering?” by Lee Strobel
- “Someone Needs to See You Suffer Well,“ by Marshall Segal
- “An Open Letter to the Suffering Christian,” by David Powlison
- “How Suffering Can Be Our Teacher,” by David Powlison
- “David Powlison’s Answer to the Question ‘Why Me?'” by David Powlison
- “The Gift of Cancer” a blog post by Colleen Chao (also see her other blog posts on suffering)
Audio/Video
- “The Theology of Suffering,” a chapel message by Joni Eareckson Tada (video)
- “Weakness is Always the Way,” a chapel message by David Furman (video)
- “You Will Suffer,” excerpts from a sermon by John Piper (video)
- “The Triumph of Unanswered Prayer,” a sermon series by Erwin W. Lutzer, also here (audio)
Note: The resources above are ones I’ve personally read, watched or listened to, and I highly recommend them.
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