Recommended Resources for the Christian Life with Chronic Pain
There are an increasing number of helpful resources that can serve you well in your journey with chronic pain & illness. We’ve selected a few to recommend here that we hope will encourage you.
Books
Nate Brooks. Disrupted Journey: Walking with Your Loved One Through Chronic Pain and Illness. P&R Publishing, 2025.
Nancy Guthrie. Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow. Tyndale Momentum, 2009.
Karrie Hahn. Limping Heavenward: Living by Faith in Comprehensive and Chronic Suffering. P&R Publishing, 2025.
Timothy Keller. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering. Viking, 2013.
David Powlison. God’s Grace in Your Suffering. Crossway, 2018.
Esther Smith. When Chronic Pain & Illness Take Everything Away: How to Mourn Our Losses. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
Joni Eareckson Tada. A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty. David C Cook, 2010.
Paul David Tripp. Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense. Crossway, 2018.
Mark Vroegop. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament. Crossway, 2019.
Devotionals
Esther Smith. Chronic Illness: Walking by Faith. P&R Publishing, 2020.