Trust and Tragedy: Encountering God in Times of Crisis

By Tommy Tenney

With articulate words, Tommy Tenney helps lead us past tragedy to that place of trust. After reading this book, you will know what to do and know what to say. Most people-including Christians-avoid brokenness and personal failure at all costs. They will deny the truth to avoid pain. Yet tragedy visits every generation; hardship touches every life. The only question, then, is how will we respond. God promises to be near the brokenhearted. As Tenney puts it, "God is waiting to meet us on our way home from the funeral. The One who said, 'Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted,' fully intends to comfort us personally if we make the effort to detour from our road of grief to search for Him." Many believers first turned to God in the moment of crisis. Trust and Tragedy shows them how to find Him there again. For "whenever there is earthly brokenness, there is always heavenly openness."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Dec 9, 2001
• ISBN: 9781418554545

Tommy Tenney

Tenney is the author of the best-selling book, The God Chasers. He has spent more than 10 years pastoring and more than 20 years in a traveling ministry visiting more than 40 countries. He and his wife, Jeannie, live in Louisiana with their three daughters.

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