God's care for the widow

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, right up to the time of the Lord Jesus Christ and the early church,
widows were the special object of God’s fatherly care. In this sensitively
written book, Austin Walker looks at the accounts of women such as
Naomi, Ruth, the widows of Zarephath and Nain, the Jerusalem widows,
and Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, and applies the Bible’s
teaching by offering wise counsel, warm encouragement and practical
advice. In particular, he encourages us all to keep looking to Jesus, who
alone can truly sympathise with us in our sorrows and weaknesses.
“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

About the 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.