Count It All Joy: A punchy book on the paradox of suffering
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Thomas Creedy2021-12-17T15:24:00
This is a short, punchy and readable look at the paradox of suffering in the Christian life. In contrast to many so-called evangelical accounts, Perkins shows us that an element of suffering is a regular, expected and transforming part of what it means to follow Jesus.
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