Glorious Ruin How Suffering Sets You Free

by Tchividjian, Tullian

• ISBN13: 9781434704023
• ISBN10: 1434704025
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-01
• Publisher: David C Cook

Summary

In this world, one thing is certain: Everybody hurts. Suffering may take the form of tragedy, heartbreak, or addiction. Or it could be something more mundane (but no less real) like resentment, loneliness, or disappointment. But there's unfortunately no such thing as a painless life. In Glorious Ruin, best-selling author Tullian Tchividjian takes an honest and refreshing look at the reality of suffering, the ways we tie ourselves in knots trying to deal with it, and the comfort of the gospel for those who can't seem to fix themselves-or others. This is not so much a book about Why God allows suffering or even How we should approach suffering-it is a book about the tremendously liberating and gloriously counterintuitive truth of a God who suffers withyou and foryou. It is a book, in other words, about the kind of hope that takes the shape of a cross.

Author Biography

Tullian Tchividjian is the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, a visiting professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, and grandson of Billy and Ruth Graham. He is a bestselling author, a contributing editor to Leadership Journal, and a popular conference speaker. Tullian and his family reside in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.