When God Weeps, Joni Eareckson Tada
When God Weeps, Joni Eareckson Tada
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When God Weeps
Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty

Author: Joni Eareckson Tada, Steve Estes

Narrator: Joni Eareckson Tada

Unabridged: 2 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/19/2003


Synopsis

Read by the author.A must-read for anyone who has ever asked God, "Why me?"It's easy to trust God when things are going our way and the world makes sense. But when suffering strikes--especially seemingly senseless suffering--we are filled with doubt and stunned by events spiraling beyond our control.In the midst of suffering, we often question the very foundation of our faith--our belief in the God who says he loves us. Since our trust and obedience rest on God's character, the questions that life's tragedies force us to face are difficult, even frightening:Who is God?Can he really be trusted?What are his purposes in the face of suffering?If he can stop suffering, why doesn't he? Joni Eareckson Tada, a woman who has lived in a wheelchair for more than thirty years, and Steve Estes, a pastor and one of Joni's closest friends, explore the answers. When God Weeps is not so much a book about suffering as it is about God. It tackles tough questions about heaven and hell, horrors and hardships, and why God allows suffering in this life.Through a panoramic overview of what the Bible says about suffering, the authors make clear who God is, why he permits so much heartache and pain, and how it is we can trust him. With both a practical edge and heartfelt warmth, When God Weeps offers dependence on his love and mercy in spite of our doubts, fears, longings, and questions.

About Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada is founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that communicates the gospel and mobilizes the global church to evangelize, disciple, and serve people living with disability. Joni is the author of numerous bestselling books, including When God Weeps, Diamonds in the Dust, and her latest award-winning devotional, A Spectacle of Glory. Joni and her husband, Ken,were married in 1982. For more information on Joni and Friends, visit www.joniandfriends.org. 

About Steve Estes

Steven Estes holds Masters of Divinity and Masters of Theology degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary and Columbia Bible College. He is the senior pastor of Community Evangelical Church in Elverson, Pennsylvania. With Joni Tada, he co-authored A Step Further and When God Weeps and also wrote Called to Die, the biography of slain missionary linguist Chet Bitterman.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liz on January 01, 2025

Man this book has been one of the most challenging and encouraging books I’ve ever read. After many years now of watching people I love walk through chronic health and I myself walking through my own sufferings, the isolation and confusion I have felt has been overwhelming as I wondered why me? This......more

Goodreads review by Karlin on April 17, 2025

My girl Liz raved about this one. And I’d agree! I listened to it, so I didn’t get as much out of it as I could if I read a physical copy, but I loved it. Lots of imagery of Heaven which was really sweet. I don’t know if I’d identify myself as someone who has experienced serious suffering in my life......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on April 19, 2021

Soooo good!!......more

Goodreads review by Paul on April 08, 2024

This is a very short book but it is full of practical theology for those who suffer. I have always been helped by and have very much appreciated Joni Eareckson Tada, and this book reminds me of why I am so grateful for her. She handles scripture well, speaks bluntly and openly about suffering, and a......more

Goodreads review by Jake on May 01, 2025

Convicting and comforting. Rod and staff vibes. Written by a paralyzed believer on suffering. This book is helping me make sense of what a couple of my friends are walking thru in their illnesses. And gave me a glimpse of the joys that come thru it right now and the joys that are to come when we see......more