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Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

Timothy Keller · a UECF.NET study companion to his book on suffering, faith, and the God who suffers with us

About this book

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering is Timothy Keller’s 2013 book on how the Christian faith makes sense of, and helps believers walk through, pain and suffering. Drawing on philosophy, literature, pastoral experience, and above all Scripture, Keller surveys how different cultures and worldviews explain suffering, wrestles honestly with the philosophical “problem of evil,” and then turns from explanation to practice — walking, weeping, trusting, praying, and hoping — as concrete disciplines for suffering well. UECF.NET’s companion walks through all sixteen chapters, summarizing Keller’s argument in original language and linking each chapter’s Scripture heading to the UECF.NET NKJV Bible.

Author: Timothy Keller (1950–2023), founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City · First published: 2013 · Publisher: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)

16 chapters
≈70 min read (companion)
80 discussion questions
English

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This is a guide to Keller’s book, not a copy of it. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering remains in copyright, so its text is not reproduced here; what you will find for each of its 16 chapters is a Scripture heading (King James Version, linked to the UECF.NET NKJV Bible), an original UECF.NET summary of Keller’s argument, its key points, a few of his illustrations described in brief, one short cited quotation, and questions for personal reflection or group discussion. Read the chapter in the book itself, then use the page here to review, discuss, and apply it.

Every page has Previous / Next links, the full table of contents, adjustable text size, dark mode, bookmarks, and search across the whole companion (press Ctrl K). Your reading position and bookmarks are saved in this browser only.

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