{"product_id":"a-tearful-celebration-finding-god-in-the-midst-of-loss-paperback","title":"A Tearful Celebration: Finding God in the Midst of Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Means\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrust the God Who Allows This? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last thing you want to do when crushed with indescribable pain and suffering is turn to the very God who allows it all to happen. What right does He have, especially now, to ask for your loyalty, your obedience, your love? When cancer took his wife and left him despairing alone, James Means unwillingly had to ask God the same questions facing you. \u003ci\u003eA Tearful Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e is the candid, pull-no-punches account of his struggle to understand God's ways and to stand firm in the face of incalculable loss. This new edition of a 1986 Gold Medallion finalist will lead you to the place you most truly long to be: right with God and secure in Him again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Psalm 34:18 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo all who long for the steadfast, quiet confidence of godly men and women who rise triumphant out of the cruel calamities of life... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe experience of life is very good--and very bad. Beauty is side-by-side with ugliness. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI cannot now soar with wings like the eagle. It is a treacherous road, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003epainful to my feet, but He makes my heart burn within me. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe must rejoice not merely because it is commanded, but because faith necessitates it and grace promotes it. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe God of adversities provokes tearful celebration. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e...take heart and find hope. These pages will guide you in your search for faith and meaning. You will not be disappointed. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"James Means's honesty and his sensitivity to God is a combination that makes this book a source of comfort and strength to those caught in the grip of grief. The ability with which he shares his sorrow with us is extraordinary.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Pentecostal Minister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A great deal of refreshing honesty for a grieving heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Lyla Mattozza, New Beginnings Bereavement Support \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This testimony of God's grace is most impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Baptist Standard \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Tearful Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest and thought-provoking account of what the author's difficult journey has taught him about himself, his grieving, and God's sufficiency.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCaregiver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Behind the Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUgliness comes in a great variety of forms, but few are more confusing and horrific than the drawn-out death by cancer of a precious loved one. Such was the experience that caused James Means to come face-to-face with the harsh reality that God failed to respond as he had asked and expected Him to. Means grapples with the mysteries of God and finds meaning in catastrophe. This book contains no glib platitudes and no shallow apologetic for the bitter realism of suffering. There is, however, the powerful testimony to God's sovereignty, grace, and ultimate goodness. There is also a revelation of the biblical brand of faith that stands rock-solid in the most distressing of human experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. James Means\u003c\/b\u003e has served on the faculty of Denver Seminary since 1978 as professor of pastoral ministries and homiletics. He has spoken at numerous Bible conferences and churches in the U.S., and has visited the Philippines and the People's Republic of China through Denver Seminary's globalization program. He has also taught extensively in Ukraine, Australia, Europe, India, and three countries in Africa. His writings include Leadership in Christian Ministry, Effective Pastors for a New Century, and the 1986 Gold Medallion Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eA Tearful Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381326430386,"sku":"9780735290372","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2ab42481a0efd16418166a38df15f431_c60479f1-ed4e-4e9b-8299-4626b09c1e11.webp?v=1777808341","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-tearful-celebration-finding-god-in-the-midst-of-loss-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}