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

God takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself.

In the church we have to deliberately let ourselves be transparent and accountable to others. We're a family.

How could a good, all-powerful God allow suffering?

Everyone worships something. The only choice you get is what to worship.

Power, approval, comfort, and control are meta-idols that hold sway over our daily lives.

Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.