When God Weeps : Why Our Sufferings Matter to

Who is God? Can He be trusted? Why does He do what He does? What are His purposes in the face of seemingly senseless suffering? With firmness and compassion, the authors reveal a God big enough to understand our suffering, wise enough to allow it, and powerful enough to use it for a greater good than we can ever imagine. This is the Leader's Guide for the When God Weeps GroupWare.

Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder and president of Joni and Friends Steven Estes holds Masters of Divinity and Masters of Theology degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary and Columbia Bible College. He is the senior pastor of Community Evangelical Church in Elverson, Pennsylvania

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Before You Begin

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I'm Hurting Bad

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Section One: Who is This God?

Ecstasy Spilling Over

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The Suffering God

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Does He Really Expect Me to Suffer?

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All Trials Great and Small

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Heaven's Dirty Laundry?

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Section Two: What Is He Up To?

A Few Reasons Why

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The Best Answer We Have

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Making Sense of Suffering

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Section Three: How Can I Hang On?

Cry of the Soul

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Gaining Contentment

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Suffering Gone Malignant

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Suffering Gone

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Epilogue: Before You Put This Book Down

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Section Four: Appendices

Appendix A: Scripture on God's Hand in Our Suffering

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Appendix B: Scripture on God's Purpose in Our Suffering

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Appendix C: Can God Experience Grief?

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Notes

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When God Weeps : Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty

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