Lexham Press

Blog

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LexhamPress.com
  • Blog Categories
    • News
    • Biblical Studies
    • Theology
    • Pastoral
    • Christian Living
    • Church History
    • Biblical Languages
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Contact Us

Christ and Calamity Wins Award of Merit in CT’s Book Awards

on December 15, 2020

Even though it was written and released with our current moment in mind, we always believed Christ and Calamity would become a lasting balm for believers. Speaking pastorally to our suffering and uncertainty during a global pandemic has the same foundations in faith, no matter what calamities — big or small — we may face. Gene Edward Veith called it “an instant classic,” and Derek Rishmawy said “Harold Senkbeil has given us a timeless book.”

Yesterday, Christianity Today announced their 2021 Book Award winners. Christ and Calamity won an Award of Merit for the Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year.

This book is timely, given the realities of COVID-19, but it emphasizes that calamity visits us all on many different occasions and in many different guises. With short chapters, each focusing on one section of Scripture, in some ways it resembles a classic Puritan devotional. Christ is very much front and center. And hope is embedded in each chapter, but without it feeling like a magic wand to wave suffering away. This is a superb book that will pass the sniff test for anyone truly in pain.

—Stephen McAlpine, lead pastor, Providence Church Midland (Western Australia)

Harold Senkbeil also won a 2020 Christianity Today Book Award for The Care of Souls.

More from the Lexham Press blog

  • When Calamity Strikes, You Need JesusWhen Calamity Strikes, You Need Jesus
  • When You Cry Out, Christ Is Your AdvocateWhen You Cry Out, Christ Is Your Advocate
  • Watch This New Interview with Harold SenkbeilWatch This New Interview with Harold Senkbeil
  • Reflect on the Wonder of EasterReflect on the Wonder of Easter
  • A Father’s Habitus, A Son’s TributeA Father’s Habitus, A Son’s Tribute
  • Now Death is Dead: This Joyful EastertideNow Death is Dead: This Joyful Eastertide
0 0 vote
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Search

Categories

Popular Posts

  • One Lexham Press Title Selected as a Finalist for 2021 Christian Book Awards
  • Addressing Racism in Light of the Image of God
  • Theology for Preaching, Preaching for Theology
  • Our New Spring Catalog Is Here!

Spring 2021 Catalog

Lexham Press Spring 2021 Catalog

(PDF)

Review Copies

Request a Faculty or Media review copy
  • "There are many sins that arise from disregarding the image of God, but the particular sin that we are considering… https://t.co/jPgtO1Uqkg2 hours ago
  • RT @reformedreview: #OnOurRadar Kuhn, Chase R. and Grimmond, Paul. Theology is for Preaching: Biblical Foundations, Method and Practice (@L…4 hours ago
Lexham Press
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

- - Copyright ©  2020 Faithlife | Logos Bible Software | Privacy

wpDiscuz