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    <body><![CDATA[A contemporary re-visitation of the Problem of Pain. Well done. Yancy feels our pain, even if he doesn't have any particular help for it.<br/><br/>Worth re-reading.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book helped me get through my direst time. It made me open my eyes to the fact that pain, however meaningless it seemed to me at the moment, is a gift to be treasured and given attention to. We cannot turn it off no matter how we desperately want to BECAUSE it is meant to warn us of something w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62480993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A clear engagement with the question which is upon the lips of anyone who has ever queried the exisitance of a God of love who created all things: how can their be pain, suffering or evil too? <br/><br/>If you are feeling fragile, then do not fear this book for it does not take a steam roller appr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15398176">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good discussion on why we suffer, how to respond to people who are suffering, and how to deal with the suffering we face.  One warning: the chapter on &quot;painless hell&quot; was very disturbing (I have yet to see a horror movie scarier than one particular episode described).  Skim it or skip it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38635333">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So to my complete surprise, this has been one of the most helpful books I have ever read. In the beginning I was a little turned of by the title, but got over it real quick. Yancey has a real gift for covering some rather difficult Christian topics, and I have found this to be a very good and relata...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13973698">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone must be getting hurt sometimes. And sometimes we always ask the same question unto God, &quot;where are you God when this bad things happen?&quot;, &quot;Eloi, eloi, lama sabathani?&quot;, &quot;God, o God, why has thou forsaken me?&quot;<br/><br/>Including me always give to God the same ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2321618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book came at the perfect time in my life.  I came at a time when I was struggling with school and getting really frustrated about the path that I was on.  Also, my family was going through some sickness at the time.  In fact, all of my uncles and my dad had been in the hospital at one point or ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42803814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be, but I enjoyed it.  It think it brought into persepective the emotional pain that I went through and helped me to look at everyone else differently.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A nice companion to <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=C.S. Lewis" title="C.S. Lewis">C.S. Lewis</a>' book, &quot;<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11149.The_Screwtape_Letters_Paperback_" title="The Screwtape Letters (Paperback) by C.S. Lewis">The Problem of Pain</a>&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like this author. He actually answers questions that I have regarding God and Christianity instead of giving the textbook Christian answer (that doesn't answer anything), &quot;Just have faith.&quot; <br/><br/>This is my favorite book that he's written. He writes in a way that makes you f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35878581">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book completely changed my views on pain and suffering.  A great look at scripture and the reality of the fallen world we live in. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this book when i was serving in the youth ministry.  Well, I got ministered myself.  A good buy. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book gave me some good insight as to why hurt and pain were created to protect us and as the title mentions it just gave me a better idea of where God is when we hurt. <br/><br/>It goes into the stories of several people with either terminal illnesses or who have really disabling injuries and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14039916">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The toughest question I have for my faith is &quot;why God doesn't act when there is pain among his children?&quot;. My question was not answered in this book; there is no definitive answer given in Scripture for why God doesn't act. However, &quot;Where is God When it Hurts?&quot; gave me insights ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25703358">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this book while in Brazil, it really has never left my mind.  Definitely helped me have a better outlook on life, and a way out when times were tough. No pain, no gain! Also made me realize that when life presents obstacles and despite them,  you accomplish whatever it is you set your heart to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41927585">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Outstanding!  This is by far the best book about suffering I have read to date.  The hard questions about God are not avoided in fear but confronted head on in very eloquent and profound statements.  I felt the answers were satisfying and encouraging, and I also appreciated the included scientific a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6366588">more...</a>]]></body>
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