The Beyond Suffering Bible | Tyndale House Publishers

Why Read the Beyond Suffering Bible?

“Most people wish they could erase suffering from the world entirely. In today’s culture of comfort and instant gratification, there is no patience for suffering...”
Joni Eareckson Tada

You will not find a better, more comprehensive resource for understanding affliction and how God uses it for our good and his glory. TheBeyond Suffering Biblewill not only change a person’s perspective on disability but also change the perspectives of their family, community, and culture. It exalts God as preeminent and supreme over every disease and disability. It showcases the righteousness and mercy of God on behalf of those who struggle under the weight of illness, poverty, and injustice. Once God grips your heart with his purpose in suffering, you can’t help but pass on the blessing to the world.

Cover of The Beyond Suffering Bible, by Tyndale House Publishers

Features

A Word from Joni
A Word From Joni are devotionals written by Joni Eareckson Tada in her warm and inviting style that reflect her heart for pursuing God in the midst of suffering. Many conclude with a prayer you can use as a prompt to respond to God about the things he is teaching you.
Connection Points
Connection Points help you connect the Bible to your everyday life—especially where it touches on issues of suffering and disability. So on almost every page you will find “connection points”—brief notes that explain or expand on a verse or passage from the Bible. Think study notes, expect these are laser focused on helping you connect specifically with a biblical theology of suffering.
Profiles
Profiles are scattered throughout the Beyond Suffering Bible that use real people’s stories to help you learn about God and yourself. Some of these people are named on the pages of Scripture, but others are contemporary people—some famous, but others just ordinary people with extraordinary things that they can teach us.
Devotionals
Devotionals are written on verses and passages that need more than just a few sentences to tease out what God wants us to learn about living beyond suffering. These full-page devotionals help us engage thoughtfully to be blessed or challenged by the message of the Scripture passage.
Book Introductions
Book Introductions are the beginning of each book of the Bible. They orient you to the vital information you need to understand the book more fully. They focus on key suffering and disability themes that are addressed in each book of the Bible.
And that's just the beginning!
The Bible also includes numerous additional resources such as ten guided Bible-reading plans, a topical index, essays from leading experts that cover everything from the theology of suffering to ethical issues surrounding the sanctity of life to living with chronic pain, and more.

Meet Joni

Joni Eareckson Tada is an esteemed Christian stateswoman and respected global leader in disability advocacy. Although a 1967 diving accident left her a quadriplegic, she emerged from rehabilitation with a determination to help others with similar disabilities. Mrs. Tada serves as CEO of Joni and Friends, a Christian organization which provides programs and services for thousands of special-needs families around the world. President Reagan appointed Mrs. Tada to the National Council on Disability, and then she was reappointed by President George H. W. Bush. During her tenure, the ADA was passed and signed into law. Mrs. Tada served as advisor to Condoleezza Rice on the Disability Advisory Committee to the U.S. State Department. She served as Senior Associate for Disability Concerns for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. The Colson Center on Christian Worldview awarded Joni Eareckson Tada its prestigious William Wilberforce Award, and she was also inducted into Indiana Wesleyan University’s Society of World Changers. Joni Eareckson Tada has been awarded several honorary degrees, including Doctor of Humanities from Gordon College and Doctor of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. She is an effective communicator, sharing her inspirational message in books, through artwork, on the radio, and other media. Joni and her husband, Ken, were married in 1982 and reside in California.