In Suffer Strong beloved authors Katherine and Jay Wolf boldly disrupt the myth that joy can only be found in a pain-free life, and offer readers practical insights into surviving anything by redefining how we think about everything.
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“It’s possible for your pain to propel you to a place of wholeness rather than defeat. With humor and deep wisdom, Katherine and Jay share lessons that have been won through extreme hardship but that are universally applicable to anyone’s story of pain. This book is worth every minute of your time.”
TIM TEBOW, former NFL quarterback author of Through My Eyes and Shaken
“You’re going to fall in love with our friends as their beauty, humor and honesty drip from every page. As they lead you, we believe what you once saw as pain can become your treasured platform. Your suffering, in this present time, may actually turn into your greatest point of access to a broken and desperate world.”
LOUIE & SHELLEY GIGLIO, Pastors of Passion City Church and Co-founders of the Passion Movement
“Hold this catalytic book gently—because once you read it, you will be forever changed. Because you aren’t holding ideas about how to endure suffering—you are holding igniting hope that every single one of us needs: the tried, tested, true, and proven way through hard seasons, as told by brave survivors-thrivers who actually, daily, literally, incarnate the truth about how to suffer strong.”
ANN VOSKAMP, NYT bestselling author of The Broken Way and One Thousand Gifts
“The space between what you want and what you get is called “unmet expectations.” Life didn’t turn out like you’d hoped? It didn’t for Katherine and Jay. Reading their story will help you understand yours. This is a profound and surprisingly happy book. Please read it.”
MAX LUCADO, pastor and bestselling author of How Happiness Happens
“There is a powerful credibility found in the words of this remarkable couple as they point us to the One they’ve grown to know through the fire. With humor and honesty, Katherine and Jay each use their unique voice to help us reconcile what we all wrestle with in this life—God’s goodness and human suffering. Suffer Strong will make you laugh and think, and it’ll hopefully
leave you more equipped to see how God so sovereignly redeems our suffering.”
MAYA MOORE, Olympic gold medalist. WNBA champion, and advocate for redeeming our criminal justice system
“Incredible people who together are a mighty force, Katherine and Jay have a special place in our hearts. Their story isn’t what they thought life would be like, but they have been—as a family—a pillar of what it looks like to suffer strong. They inspire us every day to live and love and to walk and weep with the strength of God in our spine. As you take the next steps in learning how to suffer strong, you will see God refine broken pieces in your life and unlock power like you have never experienced before.”
LEVI & JENNIE LUSKO, lead pastors of Fresh Life Church
"Jay and Katherine Wolf have had our respect for years, but they have our hearts too. They’ll soon have yours. Hope Heals isn’t just a beautifully written book, it’s a duet by two people who love Jesus and love each other. It’s a book filled with a score of authentic high notes and painful low ones.This book isn’t just a moving story, it’s a song sung by two humble people and what they have learned about love when the cadence of their lives unexpectedly changed."
BOB & MARIA GOFF, Balloon inflaters and author of New York Times bestseller Love Does
"Hope Heals is a beautiful true story that illustrates the love and protection God has for us even in the darkest times of our life. Katherine and Jay’s dedication to each other and the Lord through their most devastating season is inspiring. This book will help your heart believe that He sees, He knows, He cares, and He is still working miracles today!"
LYSA TERKEURST, New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries
"I stumbled upon Katherine's blog near the beginning of her recovery. The words of a sister fighting for her life captivated us all. Now years later she is fighting for our lives, for us to live the fullest we can with all that we've been given. Do not miss this."
JENNIE ALLEN, Founder of IF:Gathering and author of Made for This
“As I read this book, tears streamed from my eyes even as joy flooded my heart. Jay and Katherine are a raw yet refreshing testimony to the unshakable trustworthiness of God amidst the unimaginable trials of life. This book reminds all of us where hope can be found in a world where none of us knows what the next day holds.”
DAVID PLATT, Author of NYT bestseller Radical and pastor at McLean Bible Church
"...the book you hold in your hands is so powerful for if awful things do happen to you, you now have a guide. Hope Heals may well be your most treasured companion through great trial and pain. Do not assume you’ve ‘heard it all’ before. Theirs is a story so raw, visceral, and impossibly real, that you can’t help but identify."
JONI EARECKSON TADA, Bestselling author and founder/CEO of Joni & Friends
"I know Jay and Katherine, and welcome this book, not just as a stirring account of facing tragedy, but as a beautiful story of a couple's relentless love - for God and for each other."
PHILIP YANCEY, Bestselling author and former editor-at-large of Christianity Today
