How do you respond in faith when tragedy strikes? How do you reconcile your beliefs when it seems like God’s will runs opposite to your heart’s longings?

In 2020, Tim Challies lost his twenty year old son.

Twenty four years ago, my three day old baby girl died in my arms.

This book is Tim Challies’ reflections through his first year of grief. In some ways this is such a hard book to read; the raw emotions, the challenging concepts, and the ideas we often choose to avoid. But it is also such an easy book to read; the authentic emotional expression that resonated with my own heart, the teasing out of the seeming paradoxes of our belief and the reaffirming of truths about the character of our loving and merciful God. The book was the voice of a fellow brother encouraging me to walk in faith on the path of grief.

Who should read this book?

• Those who are grieving – whether from loss today or more than twenty years ago

• Those who desire to care for brothers and sisters through loss

• And all who struggle with the pain of this world

This book was like a wiping of my tears. It lifted my eyes to see God again as the lover of my soul; the God of all comfort and our only hope in life and death. 

To coincide with our annual conference, EQUIP Picks are 10 great reads, chosen and reviewed by the EQUIP Women Team for women.

EQUIP24 Picks will be available for a limited time online via our ministry partner, Reformers Bookshop.

A percentage of the sales from books bought via the above link will support our CMS missionary, M.

Meet Susan Chu

Susan previously helped with the logistics of Equip teens and has been to every EQUIP conference! She is married to Colin with two sons and two daughters, with one daughter who is waiting for her in heaven.