AS a matter of fact, God isn't asking you to be thankful. He's asking you to give thanks. There's a big difference. One response involves emotions, the other your choices, your decisions about a situation, your intent, your 'step of faith.

The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.

No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope.

My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.

Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas, the colors come out pretty good. And it's a chance to express all that I've got inside, that I sometimes keep hidden. And I think that's why I paint big broad, wide open landscapes.

The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.

Even in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just didn't know where to begin.