Endorsements

Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow

Nancy writes with both conviction and compassion in Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow. She takes on the hard questions that arise from ongoing suffering and undesired outcomes; then she responds to them with Scripture--which she applies to the issues with laser-like clarity. Not only does Nancy lead us to the Word, she also helps us connect with the living Word--Jesus. Each of the ten chapters ends with a few paragraphs of Jesus speaking into our struggles.

I highly recommend this thoroughly biblical book to all those who are suffering and/or helping others in their struggles. I found it a source of strength and encouragement.

SARAH YOUNG, author of Jesus Calling

Postmodernity seeks to deny death by driving it into the closet, to trivialize it by treating it irreverently, or to circumvent it through the use of clever clichés. In sharp contrast, Nancy Guthrie writes with the realism and perspective of one who has been refined in the cauldron of life’s tragedies. She does not offer up a panacea but the peace that comes from hearing Jesus speak into our sorrows.”

HANK HANEGRAAFF, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast

A mutual friend introduced me to Nancy Guthrie as I was going through a personal crisis of my own. My friend felt certain I would draw strength and hope from hearing how Nancy and her husband, David, were coping with devastating loss. He was so right. She spoke to me where I was living, inspiring me to keep pressing on in spite of my pain. Nancy’s style is straightforward, raw and yet full of faith. Her latest book, Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow, is for all those who find themselves unable to sleep in the middle of the night due to an ache in their soul. She takes us even further into the existential question most of us ask when we’re hurting: Does Jesus really know what it’s like to have a broken heart? This is a book I’ll refer to and recommend often to those struggling with unanswered questions about suffering.

KAY WARREN, Executive Director HIV/AIDS Initiative, Saddleback Church

When it comes to tragedy, despair, and discouragement, what better person to listen to than the Words of Jesus.  My friend Nancy Guthrie has experienced two of the most profound losses that a human heart should ever have to bear, but out of her valley, she’s heard His Words.  Really heard.  And she wants to share what she’s heard with you.  This is no theoretical treatise, but a compelling book hammered out on the anvil of a mom’s heart.  You WILL benefit from hearing these Words too!

DENNIS RAINEY, President, FamilyLife and Host of FamilyLife Today

We live in a world of hurt…yet we are not alone. Jesus was a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, and those of us who have the divine joy of following Him, can expect nothing less from the One who has called us to a cross.  But how do we ‘suffer well’?  How do we manifest His power, His grace, His sufficiency in our sorrow?  How are we kept from being overwhelmed? How are we able to ‘count it all joy’?
 
What a treasure of truth you have in your hands.  The Word of God has the answers and that is exactly where Nancy Guthrie, a woman acquainted with sorrow, takes us.   If you will let Nancy take you by the hand, lead you where she has been, share with you Truth which never changes, and cry “Heal me O’Lord” (Jeremiah 17:14), you will find yourself “hearing Jesus speak into your sorrow”…and there you will find healing.

KAY ARTHUR, Co-CEO, Precept Ministries International

From a crucible of personal tragedy, Nancy Guthrie confronts deep, disturbing questions with unflinching candor. Never content with the usual answers, she digs and digs, for her own soul and ours. Her authentic message of hope challenges and nourishes both mind and heart.

HAROLD MYRA, former executive chairman of Christianity Today International and author of One Extraordinary Day

Nancy Guthrie invites us to join her on her journey of grief and loss as she seeks a deeper understanding of Jesus through her pain. Those who read her story will be moved by the tenacity of a grieving mother’s faith as she clings to Jesus despite unanswered questions and a sorrow that won’t go away.

CAROLYN CUSTIS JAMES, author of The Gospel of Ruth