Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254).
Special Thanks to -- Before You Begin -- One: I'm Hurting Bad -- Section One: Who Is This God? -- Two: Ecstasy Spilling Over -- Three: The Suffering God -- Four: Does He Really Expect Me to Suffer? -- Five: All Trials Great and Small -- Six: Heaven's Dirty Laundry? -- Section Two: What Is He Up To? -- Seven: A Few Reasons Why -- Eight: The Best Answer We Have -- Nine: Making Sense of Suffering -- Section Three: How Can I Hang On? -- Ten: Cry of the Soul -- Eleven: Gaining Contentment -- Twelve: Suffering Gone Malignant -- Thirteen: Suffering Gone -- Epilogue: Before You Put This Book Down -- Section Four: Appendices -- Appendix A : Scripture on God's Hand in Our Suffering -- Appendix B : Scripture on God's Purpose in Our Suffering -- Appendix C : Can God Experience Grief? -- Notes.