About the Author

Tullian Tchividjian is bestselling author of Glorious Ruin, One Way Love and numerous other Christian books. He and his wife Stacie reside in Texas.

Reviews

"Glorious Ruin is a gospel-driven tour de force. Tullian shows how no matter what you're going through, God stands with you in your suffering and is everything you'll ever need. I couldn't recommend this book more highly!"Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church, Washington, DC, and New York Times best-selling author of The Circle Maker

"Biblically saturated and faithful, Glorious Ruin is a gift to the hurting, confused, and curious and will prepare many to marvel at the goodness and grace of God in all circumstances."Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church and president of Acts 29 Church Planting Network

"Like you, I'm a sufferer. For the last three years I have watched my eight-year-old daughter suffer with cancer. The why and how of suffering have been of little value to my family and me. The truth of the Who and grace, so wonderfully presented in this book, has been our life and only hope."Britt Merrick, founder of the Reality family of churches, pastor for preaching and vision at Reality Santa Barbara, author of Godspeed and Big God

"Suffering is suffering, and it is universal," writes Tchividjian (Jesus + Nothing = Everything) in his newest book, which examines the value and meaning of suffering. Sidestepping the traditional apologetic arguments to explain why humans experience pain despite the existence of a good God, the author instead aims to drive readers to Jesus when torment approaches. Regularly citing the Old Testament book of Job as well as pop culture and classic theology, Tchividjian first discusses the pervasive severity of suffering before he critiques the many futile and frustrating ways that the world attempts to deal with pain. Tchividjian also keenly condemns empty theologies of glory from suffering that he contends make the misery worse. Deconstructing customary curatives for agony, the author posits that suffering sets individuals free to more fully rely on Jesus and his suffering on humanity's behalf. The question of "why?" when it comes to suffering is replaced with "Who?" For some readers, this might leave questions unresolved. Undeterred by the unsolved mysteries of theodicy, the author repeatedly underscores that through suffering, God is not in the business of giving explanations, but liberating the anguished from the "prison of Why," being strong for those who are weak, victorious for those who feel loss, glorious for those in the midst of ruin. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.