Ken Boa won a second IVP Readers’ Choice Award with his 2020 book “Shaped by Suffering” (with Jenny Abel).
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God Fills Our Emptiness
The parts of our lives that feel most empty are often the parts God most uses to draw us to Himself. Read about Michael Card’s discovery of this truth.
Read MoreOur Redeemer Lives
“If a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:14) How we answer this fundamental question determines whether or not we have hope in the midst of suffering.
Read MoreTrusting God in Suffering
The first two chapters of Job give us a divine perspective on trials. We may not understand God’s purposes, but we can trust His sovereignty and goodness.
Read MoreChrist Is Enough
Eliza Johnson dreamed of having many children and playing in a prominent orchestra. God stripped away those dreams—and gave her Himself.
Read MoreLearning from Adversity
We can draw three applications from Job: “Why” is a difficult question to answer, we should comfort the suffering, and God uses suffering to test us.
Read MoreThe Wisdom of Job
Is God sovereign despite the suffering of the innocent? The book of Job answers this, teaching us to trust in God even when we do not understand His ways.
Read MorePurpose in Our Pain
George Dennehy was born without arms. But even in the midst of his suffering, he has hope. Why? Because he knows God has a purpose in it.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Suffering
Rebekah Howe was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a debilitating condition that would cause many to despair. But God turned her suffering into a ministry.
Read MoreWalking with God in the Valley
Jenny Abel describes her struggle with infertility through the song “Christ is Mine Forevermore.” Though we walk in a valley, God will not waste our pain.
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