Yes, I pray that my pain might be removed, that it might cease; but more so, I pray for the strength to bear it, the grace to benefit from it, and the devotion to offer it up to God as a sacrifice of praise.

God cares most not about making us comfortable, but about teaching us to hate our transgressions and to grow up spiritually to love him.

Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.

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

Once the reader firmly grasps the truth of human exceptionalism under our Creator God, then the answers to confusing cultural issues begin to be clear.

God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.

Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.