The elderly, the dying, the mourning, the mentally ill, the depressed. If you are a pastor, chaplain, Christian counselor, nurse, doctor, or social worker, you regularly come into contact with these people. If you are a professor or student in one of these areas of ministry, you need to know how to counsel people facing these difficulties. Pastoral Care under the Cross: God in the Midst of Suffering examines pastoral care in relation to the theology of the cross and offers a practical approach to Christian caregiving. This book addresses how to counsel: The elderly, The dying, The mourning, The mentally ill, The depressed, Those facing disasters, It also provides a Christian response to questions in the area of medical ethics. Rev. Richard C. Eyer (DMin) has served as a parish pastor; director of pastoral care at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and professor of philosophy and founder/director of the Center for Bioethics at Concordia University Wisconsin, from where he retired in 2011. Throughout his career, Dr. Eyer has had to privilege of working one-on-one with doctor, staff, and patients, giving him the opportunity to minister closely with those struggling under a variety of health, life, and spiritual issues. Eyer is the author of Holy People Holy Livers: Law and Gospel in Bioethics (2000) and Marriage Is Like Dancing (2007).