In the secular view, suffering is never seen as a meaningful part of life but only as an interruption.

Jesus' claims are particularly unnerving, because if they are true there is no alternative but to bow the knee to him.

Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.

How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.

I hate the moment when suddenly my anger turns into tears

We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.

In Ephesians 5, Paul shows us that even on earth Jesus did not use his power to oppress us but sacrificed everything to bring us into union with him. And this takes us beyond the philosophical to the personal and the practical. If God had the gospel of Jesus's salvation in mind when he established marriage, then marriage only 'works' to the degree that approximates the pattern of God's self-giving love in Christ.