Why would a loving God allow suffering in his world? Why would a God of love allow his own people to experience the suffering we read about in the Scriptures? Why does the God I call 'Abba Father' permit suffering to enter my life?

Could it be that God not only allows his own to suffer, but actually calls us to it? Suffering: God's Forge of Faith, Bible Stories for Adults of the 21st Century offers twenty in-depth answers to these heart-wrenching questions. Drawing from the scriptural accounts of those who left their legacy of suffering and faith, believers everywhere will be able to find comfort, hope, and love in the midst of their trials. Could it be that the loving God we worship and serve has appointed a role by which our suffering should serve a purpose, both in our own souls and in his kingdom? Through these pages the reader is sure to find the sovereign majesty of God as he directs the sufferings of the world.