When There Are No Easy Answers: Thinking Differently About God, Suffering, and Evil

Sorrow requires us to confront questions of God's justice, the reality of grace, God's presence in our lives, and his very nature. Feinberg, a former pastor, does just that. He also offers a particular gift to the grieving and to those who would comfort them: he reveals the biblical reasons against the use of traditional platitudes, especially by those in the ministry, and sets out alternatives that truly encourage. John's wife, Patricia, weighs in with an afterword about her diagnosis and the hope she found in a dark time in their lives.

When There Are No Easy Answers considers the problem of suffering from every angle, just as the Feinbergs have walked through it in their journey. The path they've forged through grief can offer a way forward for others who suffer and those who would minister to them.