The issue of pain and suffering has been one of the conundrums that mankind has pondered since time began. Various answers have been given for the troubling question, and few answers have supplied any real comfort. Are there truly reasons for pain? Is there a purpose behind suffering?

When we look at the world, we see misery. Wars bring death, injury, and privation. Diseases ravage old and young alike, a seeming disregard for the innocent or weak among us. Crime is ever present, from petty theft to malevolent hate crimes. Car accidents, jealousies, natural disasters, murders, corruption, bankruptcies, rapes, and a host of other evils beset this world. Why is this so? If there is a God, why does he allow this? Is there some reason for it?

In Holy Ouch! God's Purpose for Pain, Author Nathan B. Werner explores scripture to examine where exactly God is in the midst of our suffering and why a good God permits these things to occur in our lives. Nathan plums new depths into the meaning of human suffering and helps us uncover God's ultimate purpose for our pain so we understand Him more intimately and with a greater perspective on what God is doing in our lives.