God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's.

Whether you send an e-mail, tell your spouse in person, write a letter, talk over the phone, or write a quick note, remember that what you say today has the capacity to transform the countenance and the character of the most important person in your life, your spouse.

True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet he permits these things to accomplish something far more precious in our lives: patience, endurance, compassion for others who hurt, and refined faith and trust in God, to name a few.

There is this fine line between presenting to You all of my weakness and thinking that it can't be done. In Your strength, I find my own.

In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn't get squeamish about it.

Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.