Synopses & Reviews
Our lives can change in an instant.
A late-night phone call bears tragic news. A doctor's appointment reveals grave test results. Suddenly, with blinding force, storms of suffering and sadness slam into us, knocking us to the ground and leaving us questioning God.
Pastor Marc Maillefer draws from biblical wisdom, his own life, and his pastoral experience to provide vivid illustrations and applications of the life of the suffering saint. He reminds us of God's compassionate, merciful sovereignty, and assures us that during our storms, God is still with us, provides for us, and has a purpose for us.
Synopsis
Our lives can change in an instant.
A late-night phone call bears tragic news. A doctor's appointment reveals grave test results. Suddenly, with blinding force, storms of suffering and sadness slam into us, knocking us to the ground and leaving us questioning God.
Pastor Marc Maillefer draws from biblical wisdom, his own life, and his pastoral experience to provide vivid illustrations and applications of the life of the suffering saint. He reminds us of God's compassionate, merciful sovereignty, and assures us that during our storms, God is still with us, provides for us, and has a purpose for us.
This is a wonderful book which I warmly recommend. Take its helpful medicine and it will calm many a storm
-Rt. Revd. Wallace Benn, Bishop of Lewes and President, Church of England Evangelical Council
The thoughts and stories in this truly pastoral book give fresh luster to the precious truth that our God is indeed with his people in trouble.
-J. I. Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College
Marc Maillefer writes from deeply personal and pastoral experience, informed by the Scripture's strong and comforting truths about God's sovereign purpose and care for his people.
-Niel Nielson, President, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA
I was helped personally by a fresh realization that God has a purpose for the storms in our lives.
-Kenneth N. Taylor, Chairman of the Board, Tyndale House