Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope
    Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope
    Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope
    Ebook206 pages2 hours

    Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope

    By Christian M. M. Brady

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Bible scholar Christian Brady, an expert on Old Testament lament, was as prepared as a person could be for the death of a child—which is to say, not nearly well enough. When his eight-year-old son died suddenly from a fast-moving blood infection, Brady heard the typical platitudes about accepting God's will and knew that quiet acceptance was not the only godly way to grieve.

    With deep faith, knowledge of Scripture, and the wisdom that comes only from experience, Brady guides readers grieving losses and setbacks of all kinds in voicing their lament to God, reflecting on the nature of human existence, and persevering in hope. Brady finds that rather than an image of God managing every event and action in our lives, the biblical account describes the very real world in which we all live, a world full of hardship and calamity that often comes unbidden and unmerited. Yet, it also is a world into which God lovingly intrudes to bring comfort, peace, and grace.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestminster John Knox Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2020
    ISBN9781611649987
    Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope
    Author

    Christian M. M. Brady

    Christian M. M. Bradyis a professor of ancient Hebrew and Jewish literature and the inaugural dean of the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky. He is also a priest in the Episcopal Church and is Canon Theologian in the Diocese of Lexington Kentucky.

    Related to Beautiful and Terrible Things

    Related ebooks

    New Age & Spirituality For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Joy! News

      Sep 29, 2023

      Joy! News
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Note From The Editor

      Jun 16, 2022

      IN A LOT OF WAYS, the summer is a powerful reminder of the freedom and rest we can find in Jesus. Our children and grandchildren, who are on break from school, enliven our homes with laughter and joy. Packing for that long-awaited family vacation mak

      1 min read

    • Article

      Bible Fun

      Sep 29, 2023

      Bible Fun
      2 min read

    • Article

      Wednesday, December 5

      Oct 15, 2018

      I’VE BEEN MARRIED TO MY husband, John, for twenty-six years, but for many years I didn’t think that would be the case. My doubt was due to the fears and mistrust I carried into my marriage. I didn’t know my biological dad, and my stepfather was uninv

      1 min read

    • Article

      fearless IN A FEARFUL WORLD

      Sep 4, 2020

      fearless IN A FEARFUL WORLD
      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Jun 16, 2023

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Nov 27, 2020

      I I believe b that we are living in the end times as we read about in all the books of the Gospel and listen to what Jesus had said. He warned of pestilences and famines. I believe that Covid-19 is one of the pestilences, as well as all the locusts t

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Aug 7, 2020

      Greetings in the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. In your July issue of JOY! you asked what we are grateful for. I’m grateful for the fact that Jesus Christ saved me and my family. My third born son suffered severe burns on his body, and my last b

      6 min read

    • Article

      God & Me magic Mushrooms

      Oct 5, 2023

      God & Me magic Mushrooms
      22 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jul 30, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Sep 29, 2023

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      8 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Sep 23, 2022

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Apr 22, 2019

      The Bible in a Nutshell is amazing! I have just received a ‘Bible in a Nutshell’ book as a gift from my mom. Wow, wow, wow – what a treat. I can’t put it down and have learned so much from it. What a treasure. Thank you for producing such a valuable

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Jul 21, 2023

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      6 min read

    • Article

      Commentary: Grappling with Catholicism

      Mar 8, 2019

      I am still a practicing Catholic. To write that now seems to beg an explanation. How can I continue to profess the faith within the bounds of an institution so thoroughly corrupted by the gravest of sins? How can I accept the host from the hands of m

      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Oct 2, 2020

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      8 min read

    • Article

      The Purpose of PAIN

      Sep 23, 2022

      The Purpose of PAIN
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Beautiful and Terrible Things

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Beautiful and Terrible Things - Christian M. M. Brady

       /m_book_preview_excerpt.html[ˎFj3tٲ1- Ԓ,UC*C22*A3Jeg31/`)9U֢n++I#sȷ}W?{۫=—Ǘ8zڍ!v7eq}kk?;Tcn\z_]jW8V?+‰5~x}Fsutu:FCl+jos6v=_^^|a;xl}X)=~pPdƣv5ۏx/^nUώM=C]硈WZ4[eU1o|G_3{> Oe/T'L;jKGx6;ljhk)|0d}ݝ T g ^B0xʘggZH䩚}zpÎbUt[Q69nj#x%y<f ͮ#%|0u3U;'06+@ py0zNTO ZDH#!O8 )Qe촯)Gq:ŒT-}FPMKK&~rD8*W3^W5ME(Jn6}Fgln&΀paOy5l l7RR=2G=t1e+l)>)@&ޘGlR:݇ H NALd p 2YcȆGDv"'\fx7n "F㯣bё)< ٽ{KGXMW:-b8yW ! T~k"!A4PIJ~A6-@Lh0"2 l T}F%g!>.@V5ߌ|tۓ2C0QRN՞Cw ZD#l*C4!*31Erg<,W석hafG73 `6HfMkI#GGQr OSBܳe,Fsr,Pzr=3 bVB BlPN ,*;W=|-q GvAڰ3 < \tW|G>R+C6ϮNҗ"[܏|.XNIto<3g8HLbRNW6` 2@ݸY.qw6~9B3K6( 7 @v\fxNl#r|۹8CISz{I3"0k-p-@+]9ֻi ,њaSқ$w8矦j2UZ^XMNۗU۹}w4yɳJz80[$hkH G` 2)^AYb,5YO;V;`t %q%?tY 1b}CSL%rdJfdATڥėmЉsſB1 $3$RqνwuGxeXYjH%MŦr=?VbJ:z&N|sy 4,aT` U\O, ^`2g@bj#'ֽ"ה yF2mmebY9Nox*R lFtGp c5/m2Q H9Tg]D;(*i%Գ73HċgpЛ]%MJp:9rLG+{'nX~owT/ڮqlԖv͂  oSa*N V \M:K80H4Eϊ&jfWRXKxW0g/"{B#b@e[:ZP|@9E>G$D9Ēw5g =Ɋ !XXkxGDē5p b v4AuS+#l)$`umeÊGA+ުd-cTPIr@^aa,; /<競?9bƲZ2ڸ*3BJ,$vVS*K MK^ˏG]*O1%F.ֳm#{OT7U;U{aL?Xk~XX?z7+҉޵ؗF: ~,RU,J‘_\C K`j&sQټP8pkDS+54ީe"b?~V7!撍ylOG`"{ Nv`$(Tc$7ﳷ9&X3dUƩݲ^ː*&ÁcFfyH;ha/?n3[JV 8[YUI;Zzzs:E{+= 6:ʬ7bRe@%ߠȻn , μ'̴d<⒲}x)bRs?)2׫vRYضN;+#rp>n(6ݸsidjp%`RvK; 8T^ I`1i0p'YAe xݥ-+H:)q^'%l}8v8 Yx.y\FL%\<`=2_CI(0a'ldr *f]C8Rw-`S׆I^sv|f5SJa.CY .[1"Qb42\p@ \l-WϏ\#?j|r/6âp 2hlf瓁 c61w^կ]ͼ3U+)# yMeM}~WQśJn(tALZm@c1;O-a!d)qRE;ܠ醩^Yh} IKRVsMb3+k -^@Ds)7iUGl%/ysy)MS9{_uMdlqREY:432 ,G r1+(;&lW7%]! ԥ;eR6v?rκ~l؆$k{Yn#֍XI73VA= Ǻ"6I=5L"_M8}z2 5V ̊hH!(,Ӻ<+B:Vp]3ՖyXĥiU ,X\o`%KܖJhN(jiIl`ʔ_m__oEXG,SonaWgZF,5n[C8B.0HȪ[>G|RҳP hP Kp6kol;@uc7\G-B̽<zdOFln ɛ9t󄚅Lm)ױ'"+F9PmZ#:ۨ/Uv#f0/=Sz KdrxN9qQ}<}")3^iۭ~5K|EkpU6^L4qNG?KnJTKͺt@Zo0HEuM ֩y;V2,hH3/7Z9ĺ5ssJ5C/{,)')ŜMVd&XJCk5.#$35^&ך43 J tjX*m'J/~(0 dU%΢> j_.Aip36Y~BpqۅLJ&q_ZZ8TH dB`U~Ctl/n9r xn.swf!6 U&5t>cDNs$ZI0o X$ܦfM|w7λF^7k3XQƠCY)f, yj z5*)o5o+\50:t2K;zˏ;ᚾ# IW?>K `O/,vj1ƥ9~4h| =0< vӉΠ64%%J|9ҼޙQ/P@cI 'FAmôwNJ1ZN˅D rgV 8ye_5o=\姂_;D9h&w6Kh3bZ[ZPׄf7|@s+VJϓD)b& ,Ũ{2dip9Vt`P6`hç53p2*ȴVJ҅ 2Q%ofA9a˹Q/iM%&XJg"0~vOCG4:y '7ُ,2s:}h˿D1w]nƁU\gJi>2%Vk(lsR Q8*ibOnd YڔVdܱiPTh4QJ%^_P7VԺ0q[Sє2TsG Q38 Gr$[WI$h\~02ف?9lg*KYKux,yŝN eue2n,<U>ƽM24ZUX4}(&2*SCȨ~ 9q w7c=B͊"@
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1