Companions in Suffering, Wendy Alsup
Companions in Suffering, Wendy Alsup
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Companions in Suffering
Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness

Author: Wendy Alsup, Trillia J. Newbell

Narrator: Marie Hoffman

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/09/2020

Synopsis

Have you experienced an ongoing trial that left you wrung out emotionally? Do you feel alone in your pain?

Though suffering often leaves us feeling isolated, God invites us into the community of the Trinity and offers us many companions in Scripture. We experience loneliness alongside the exiled Israelites. We journey with David as he pleads to God for rescue. With Asaph we confess our unbelief. With Job we learn to lament. With Mary and Martha we learn to wait. In God's community, there is sweet fellowship, even in the hardest of circumstances. Journey in this book with Wendy Alsup through her story of suffering, and more importantly, with the God who walks with us in the wilderness.

About Wendy Alsup

Wendy Alsup began her public ministry as deacon of women's theology and teaching at her church in Seattle, and now lives on her family farm in South Carolina, where she teaches math at a local community college and is a mother to her two boys. She writes at theologyforwomen.org and gospelcenteredwoman.com and is a member of the Pelican Project. She is the author of a number of books, including Is the Bible Good for Women? and Practical Theology for Women.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy

Excellent book on suffering. These kinds of books are always tricky because they require a certain amount of navel-gazing by the author, but Wendy Alsup does a good job of navigating that pitfall by genuinely presenting the Gospel over and over again. I especially like the last section on how to min......more

Goodreads review by Matthew

A note before beginning: As someone who has been living in chronic suffering every day for years, to the point of having suicidal thoughts and tendencies, suffering books are very much in my wheelhouse. Due to my situation, I am very picky about recommending books on suffering due to that many are tr......more

Goodreads review by Laura

What strikes me most powerfully about this book is Wendy Alsup's patience. She is in no hurry to rush you out of suffering towards some more publicly-acceptable expression of your faith. Every chapter of this book is companionable, ushering you back to the scripture to see God's provision for suffer......more

Goodreads review by Danielle

Any book about a theology of suffering is a book I'm interested in. This one was mentioned to me first by my husband (through Matthew Manchester's review) but was only put into my hands when my mom raved about it. It did not disappoint. It is extremely down-to-earth, which is what you need in any so......more

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