Seasons of Sorrow

The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

Tim Challies

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Zondervan
04 May 2023

Religious life & practice

An honest look at grief and fears, faith and hope. Combining personal narrative, sound theology, and beautiful writing, this is a book for anyone who has loved and lost.

On November 3, 2020, Tim and Aileen Challies received the shocking news that their son Nick had died. A twenty-year-old student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, he had been participating in a school activity with his fiancée, sister, and friends, when he fell unconscious and collapsed to the ground.

Neither students nor a passing doctor nor paramedics were able to revive him. His parents received the news at their home in Toronto and immediately departed for Louisville to be together as a family. While on the plane, Tim, an author and blogger, began to process his loss through writing.

In Seasons of Sorrow, Tim shares real-time reflections from the first year of grief—through the seasons from fall to summer—introducing readers to what he describes as the “ministry of sorrow.”

Seasons of Sorrow will benefit both those that are working through sorrow or those comforting others:

See how God is sovereign over loss and that he is good in loss Discover how you can pass through times of grief while keeping your faith Learn how biblical doctrine can work itself out even in life’s most difficult situations Understand how it is possible to love God more after loss than you loved him before

By: Tim Challies
Imprint: Zondervan
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780310136736
ISBN 10: 0310136733
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

A pastor, noted speaker, and author of numerous articles, Tim Challies is a pioneer in the Christian blogosphere. More than thirty thousand people visit Challies.com each day, making it one of the most widely read and recognized Christian blogs in the world. Tim is the author of several books, including Visual Theology and The Next Story. He and his family reside near Toronto, Ontario.

Reviews for Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

'If ever there was a book Tim Challies needed to write, it's this one. And it's a book I needed to read. Within these pages, you will do more than enter Tim's story of enormous loss; you will come out on the other side having gained a softer heart and a renewed courage to persevere through your own dark seasons of affliction.' * Joni Eareckson Tada, founder of the Joni and Friends International Disability Center * 'Seasons of Sorrow is a beautiful book. Reading it is like holding a precious gift, like standing on holy ground.' * Paul David Tripp, pastor, speaker, author of New Morning Mercies and Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense * 'Seasons of Sorrow cut straight to my soul. I read it within a few weeks of the unexpected deaths of two close friends and while my wife struggles bravely with stage 4 cancer. Tim's heartfelt pain and Christ-centered perspective spoke to both my heart and my head.' * Randy Alcorn, author of Heaven and If God Is Good * 'Tim Challies has taken us into his confidence by writing with such self-searching honesty. It is a painful pleasure to be invited into these sacred moments of grief and to be helped by the reminder that God is too kind ever to be cruel and too wise ever to make a mistake.' * Alistair Begg, senior pastor, Parkside Church, and host of the Truth for Life radio program * 'Believers need this book, and only Tim Challies could have written it. I am so thankful that Nick was a student at Boyce College, and his influence as a young Christian was remarkable.' * Albert and Mary Mohler * 'In the pages of this book, grieving people will find companionship, insight, and genuine encouragement for the journey.' * Nancy Guthrie, author of Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow and cohost of Respite Retreats for grieving parents * 'This book is brilliant, not because of Tim Challies's eloquence, but because of his tears! The buoyancy of faith that shines from every page often left me teary-eyed, thanking God for his grace to his people during their darkest times. What priceless grace!' * Conrad Mbewe, pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church and founding chancellor of the African Christian University * 'If you have lost a loved one to death, as everyone has, or if you have buried a child, as many have, Tim Challies is your friend. Your brother. Your lifeline.' * Robert and Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, bestselling authors *