By Dr. Layne McDonald If you are grieving, living with chronic illness, wrestling with doubt, facing anxiety, or simply exhausted from trying to appear spiritually strong, these three 2026 Christian books offer thoughtful places to begin: When the Journey Hurts, Jesus Will Meet You There, and God’s Purposes in Our Pain. Each approaches suffering differently, but all three reject the shallow idea that faith means pretending everything is fine. This is a publisher-described rev
Faith: Can Faith Be Rational? What Reason Says When Life Hits Hard If you are hurting, exhausted, or doubting at two in the morning, you do not need a cold argument thrown at your pain. You need room to grieve honestly and think clearly. The Christian faith does not ask you to choose between emotional truth and intellectual honesty. Direct answer: Yes, faith can be rational when it faces reality honestly rather than hiding from it. Christian belief can engage evidence, histo
