Author Dr. Ed Fleming’s New Book “Be Prepared: Developing and Implementing a Theology of Suffering” Aims to Inspire Readers to Prepare Their Spirits for Suffering

Marietta, PA, February 02, 2026 --(PR.com)-- Dr. Ed Fleming, a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who loves to read, study, and write, has completed his new book “Be Prepared: Developing and Implementing a Theology of Suffering”: an eye-opening read that emphasizes the importance of being prepared for the eventuality of suffering in one’s spiritual life, and the eternal consequences that a lack of being prepared may incur.

For more than fifty years, Dr. Ed Fleming has ministered to congregations in Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. In addition to his domestic labors, he has trained pastors and congregations in India, Ecuador, South Africa, and Mexico. His postgraduate training has given him the tools to effectively carry out his calling. As with any servant of God who has been called to the pastoral ministry, he has had a burden to equip the saints so that they may do the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12). A constant emphasis over the fifty-plus years of preaching, training, and equipping is to challenge believers to be ready to suffer for the sake of the Gospel.

Dr. Fleming writes, “An important principle in the business world is to be prepared. When it comes to suffering in the Christian life, being prepared is eminently more important. Why? In Luke 14, Jesus gives two easily understood scenarios to emphasize this point: going out to battle and building a tower. Unpreparedness in either realm can prove disastrous. To be unprepared in a business deal may cost the loss of a sale or revenue. But to be unprepared in the Christian life has eternal consequences.

“This book, ‘Be Prepared: Developing and Implementing a Theology of Suffering’, is a call to all believers to not be caught off guard as it relates to suffering. Despite what many preachers are saying, suffering is not the abnormal experience of a child of God. Suffering is a ‘normal part of the Christian life.’ Jesus, Paul, James, and Peter all make this abundantly clear.”

Published by Newman Springs Publishing, Dr. Ed Fleming’s engaging series is the culmination of the author’s many years of ministry, and promises to equip readers with the tools to develop and maintain the reality that suffering in Christ’s name is a precious gift that one must be ready to receive.

Readers who wish to experience this inspiring work can purchase “Be Prepared: Developing and Implementing a Theology of Suffering” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iBooks Store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.

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