Seasons of Sorrow
by Tim Challies | Book Summary
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Author: Tim Challies
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Seasons of Sorrow, written during the first year after Nick's death, expresses real-time reflections. Tim Challies, navigating the raw heartbreak of his loss, finds himself immersed in the ministry of sorrow. Bearing witness to God's goodness in grief and grieving faithfully, those in this ministry learn to walk with others facing a similar loss. This ministry of sorrow enables us to comfort others with the comfort we have received and to weep with those who weep. Helping others know they're not alone in their grief and sorrow allows us to be a source of strength and encouragement for them and us. Above all, through this ministry, we bear testament to the goodness and sovereignty of God. |
Tim Challies is a Canadian Reformed Baptist theologian, pastor, blogger, and author. He serves as one of the pastors at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, focusing primarily on mentorship and discipleship. Challies blogs at challies.com, writing book reviews, social commentary, and posts on theology.
He also reviews books for WORLD Magazine, co-founded the publishing house Cruciform Press, and has written several books, including The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, Run to Win, Epic, Sexual Detox, and Do More Better.
Tim Challies is husband to his wife Aileen, father to two girls (one who is married) and one son (who awaits him in heaven).
Seasons of Sorrow
by Tim Challies
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Tim Challies |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
| Date | September 13, 2022 |
| Pages | 224 |
Overview:
Tim Challies and his wife, Aileen, received unexpected and devastating news. Their son, Nick, a twenty-year-old student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, died suddenly after falling unconscious and collapsing. On the plane to Louisville, Challies began to process his grief through writing.
Seasons of Sorrow, written during the first year after Nick's death, expresses real-time reflections. Tim Challies, navigating the raw heartbreak of his loss, finds himself immersed in the ministry of sorrow. Bearing witness to God's goodness in grief and grieving faithfully, those in this ministry learn to walk with others facing a similar loss.
This ministry of sorrow enables us to comfort others with the comfort we have received and to weep with those who weep. Helping others know they're not alone in their grief and sorrow allows us to be a source of strength and encouragement for them and us. Above all, through this ministry, we bear testament to the goodness and sovereignty of God.
Tim Challies is a Canadian Reformed Baptist theologian, pastor, blogger, and author. He serves as one of the pastors at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, focusing primarily on mentorship and discipleship. Challies blogs at challies.com, writing book reviews, social commentary, and posts on theology.
He also reviews books for WORLD Magazine, co-founded the publishing house Cruciform Press, and has written several books, including The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, Run to Win, Epic, Sexual Detox, and Do More Better.
Tim Challies is husband to his wife Aileen, father to two girls (one who is married) and one son (who awaits him in heaven).