"Be the Light"
Additional Resources
COUNSELING
Anchored Virtual (biblical counseling)
Giving hope through convenient and confidential virtual counseling with theologically educated and highly trained counselors.
BOOKS
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering
A book from bestselling author, Tim Keller, about why bad things happen and how we should respond to them.
Every Moment Holy
A series of books containing new prayers and liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life. These prayers serve as reminders that “our lives are shot through with sacred purpose even when, especially when, we are too busy or too caught up in our busyness to notice.”
Songs of Suffering
Includes 25 hymns with accompanying devotions and photography designed to spark hope in hardship.
[Written by Joni Eareckson Tada who became a quadriplegic at age 17 following a diving accident. She has written multiple books and spoken often about faith in the midst of suffering].
Don't Waste Your Cancer
[a short pamphlet by John Piper about God’s sovereign grace in our sickness (or any suffering]. This is a helpful read for those walking through a serious illness themselves or walking beside someone else who is facing a serious illness.
PODCASTS
The Deep Dish
Invites women into deep conversations about the deep truths of God [see specific episodes on grief and loss, waiting, and death]—Great podcast for all seasons.
Crazy Love Podcast
In this episode, Francis Chan sits down with Joni Eareckson Tada for a deeply personal conversation about perseverance, joy, and enduring faith in a life marked by suffering.
Therapy and Theology (with Lysa TerKeurst)
Discussion about learning to work through what we’ve walked through.
Other Podcasts
(search for episodes on hardship, suffering, and doubt)