God's Care for the Widow: Encouragement and Wisdom for Those Who Grieve

Book Description

This book is written for widows to comfort them in their various troubles. Throughout the Bible God makes himself known as the one who defends, comforts and provides for the widow. From the days of Moses and the prophets, to the time of the Lord Jesus Christ and the early church, widows have been the object of his fatherly care.

Written under the conviction that the church of Christ is responsible for relieving the distress of widows this book seeks to draw out God's wisdom for the widow. Naomi, Ruth, the widows of Zarephath and Nain, the Jerusalem widows, and Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ are among those considered.

Author

Austin Walker was born in North London and studied at the University of Aberystwyth and then at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. On returning to the UK in 1971 he became involved in church-planting in Crawley, Sussex, becoming one of the pastors of what is now Maidenbower Baptist Church, Crawley. He retired in 2018 and is now in Castlefields Church, Derby and is an occasional preacher and writer. He has been married to Mai for over fifty years and they have four children and ten grandchildren.

Endorsements

“Here is considerable help and encouragement for widows, as well as important insights for those who minister to them. May Austin Walker’s much-needed and welcome application of the numerous passages on widows have a wide circulation! ...”
— Dr Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical
Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

“This book will help widows. There is nothing better than the counsels to be found here …”
— Revd Geoff Thomas, former Pastor of Alfred Place Baptist Church,
Aberystwyth, Wales

Additional Information

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 128
Publisher: Day One Publications
Publication Date: 2010