為什麼？在傷痛中看見上帝 │Why? Seeing God in our Pain (Traditional Chinese Discovery Series Booklet)

人生難免會經歷痛苦及患難。儘管每個人所面對的境況不同，但在經歷痛苦和患難之際，我們都會問一個問題：「爲什麼？」本書從聖經的角度探究我們痛苦及惠難的根源。上帝賜給人類其中的一個恩賜就是「選擇能力」，而患難正是這個恩賜的副產品。人們行使選擇的自由，結果帶來困苦和磨難。令人欣慰的是，上帝會經爲了我們的罪而受苦，所以祂深知我們的痛苦，祂還應許陪伴我們共度苦難。

柯貝爾 (Bill Crowder) 在牧會20多年後，加入靈命日糧事工的事奉團隊。他目前擔任聖經教導部副總裁，且經常與事工資深顧問狄馬汀配搭事奉』是「聖經研讀」廣播節目裡的其中一位主講人，此外，也經常受邀到世界各地為基督徒領袖舉辦聖經講座。

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Why do we suffer?

Pain and suffering. While each of our circumstances is unique, these common experiences beg that one big question, “Why?” Why? seeks to trace the root and causes of our pain and suffering from a biblical perspective.  Suffering is actually a byproduct of one of God’s greatest gifts to His creation—the gift of choice. And exercising that freedom of choice can result in great difficulties and challenges. The good news is that God also knows
suffering—for our sins—and that He not only understands our pain, but He promises to be with us in it.

Bill Crowder joined the Our Daily Bread Ministries staff in 2001 after more than 20 years in the pastorate stretching from West Virginia to southern California to west Michigan. Over the years, Bill has spent much of his time in a Bible-conference ministry around the world, serving ODBM offices and their outreach to their local communities. Bill is a contributing writer for the Our Daily Bread devotional and has written many Bible study booklets for ODBM’s Discovery Series. He has also published a number of books with ODB Publishing, the latest being Wisdom for our Worries and Gospel on the Mountains. Bill also serves as a co-host with Mart DeHaan, Elisa Morgan, and Daniel Ryan Day on the “Discover the Word” podcast and daily radio program, heard throughout the U.S. and on more than 20 stations in Canada. On the personal front, Bill is now semi-retired and, with his wife, Marlene, lives in North Carolina.