Polishing God’s Monuments is the true story of a young woman and her devoted husband who face it all (and then some) as a baffling, mind-boggling illness hijacks their youth and shatters their dreams. Polishing God’s Monuments blends straightforward theology with the account of this young couple’s afflictions. A sober reality in the life of faith is that “through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” God’s people are buffeted in two ways: sometimes we suffer for the faith and other times we suffer with faith. Either way, our faith remains a work in progress. In the midst of troubles, our emotions can vacillate between hope and despair, submission and rebellion. Our understanding can alternate between moments of comprehension and times of total confusion. This book confronts these issues head-on and offers believers biblical perspective, practical direction, and sustaining hope.
"This book doesn't tiptoe
around the topic of suffering, but hits head-on the hardest questions we
have about the goodness of God and the problem of suffering. Juli's
story will shake you as well as inspire you!"
— Joni
Eareckson Tada, International Disability Center
“A
true story so gripping and moving and inspiring that one cannot put the
book down. To enter into this theological reflection on suffering is to
accept the challenge to grow deeply in Christ, and to cherish the sure
and certain promise of the gospel.”
— Bruce
A. Ware,
Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary
"As I closed the cover on this book, 294
pages (yet only one day) after beginning, it struck me that this is
undoubtedly one of the best books I've read so far this year. I skimmed
back through my files to see how many other books I've read in 2007 and
can see that it is at least sixty or seventy. So it's no small thing to
realize that this is one of the best. I simply can't recommend Polishing
God's Monuments too highly. I wholeheartedly agree with Bruce Ware who
writes, "To enter into this theological reflection on suffering is to
accept the challenge to grow deeply in Christ, and to cherish the sure
and certain promise of the gospel." This book gripped my heart and
helped me cherish the promises of the gospel like few books I've read
recently. I commend it to you, trusting you will benefit from it as I
have. Perhaps the greatest tribute I can render Polishing God's
Monuments is this: I read almost 300 pages about suffering and pain, yet
closed the book with tears of joy in my eyes, rejoicing at the greatness
of our sovereign and gracious God."
—Tim Challies
Read entire review here.
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