God Can't Sleep: Waiting for Daylight On Life's Dark Nights

In this follow-up to his acclaimed debut, True Religion, Palmer Chinchen helps believers develop a God-centered response to suffering.

 

As Christians, we often act as if the right beliefs and behavior will allow us to avoid the darkness of pain. Yet everyone is touched by loneliness, heartbreak, and losing loved ones. And when pain happens, it can seem as if God is asleep, indifferent to our struggles.

 

In God Can’t Sleep, Chinchen tackles challenging questions: Where is God when life hurts? How long will I stay in darkness? When the world is so full of bad people, why do I have to suffer? Readers will be encouraged to embrace a Savior who is always awake, and inspire them to carry His light to a hurting world.

Pain is a universal human condition. Suffering is woven into the fabric of our fallen world. No one is immune from pain, no one can escape it. It’s a condition that impacts people, relationships, even entire countries.

 

As a child in a missionary family serving in West Africa and Malawi, Palmer Chinchen witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of civil war, pandemics, and extreme poverty and hunger. And in such moments, it can seem like God is asleep while the world spins out of control. Chinchen believes that while pain may not always make sense, it’s vital that we develop a Christian response to suffering. Drawing from powerful Scripture and his unique world experiences, Chinchen fearlessly tackles the big questions: Where is God when life hurts? When will this pain stop? Why do innocent people suffer? Through Chinchen’s insights that encourage, comfort, and offer hope you’ll be inspired to respond to a hurting world as you connect with the compassionate heart of a God who can’t sleep.