*What purpose does suffering serve in my life?
*Is God all-powerful?
*Isn’t he loving and good, particularly toward his children?

We all experience suffering, some of us more than others. In fact, if you’re a Christian, you’ve been called to suffer with Christ. But why does it have to hurt?

"Dan McCartney’s splendid book . . . has all the qualities necessary to help us deal with such a sensitive, personal, and often difficult question. It is thoroughly honest and realistic; its approach is marked by Christian wisdom; and above all, it is biblical and set out in his clear, readable, and easily followed style. . . . the result is a book which every Christian should read." Sinclair B. Ferguson

"McCartney looks the ‘monster’ in the eye and, with Bible in hand, gives honest answers to honest questions about suffering. This is a refreshing book. Read it! You’ll be glad you did!" Steve Brown

". . . the best treatment of suffering I’ve read from a Reformed point of view. . . . gripping, practical, encouraging." John Bettler

Dan G. McCartney is Associate Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary and coauthor of Let the Reader Understand.