Finding Hope in Hard Things: A Positive Take on Suffering mgr_9780802411594 when he was 49 years

when he was 49 years of age

When our focus is solely on God

If the gospel truly is ‘the power of God for salvation’ (Romans 1:16) and is constantly ‘bearing fruit and growing’ within us (Colossians 1:6)

had enormous historical effects—both good and ill

Finding Hope in Hard Things: A Positive Take on Suffering mgr_9780802411594 when he was 49 yearsWe all go through hard things. Do we miss the most important truth in the midst of them? In this book, the author argues that we usually do. Hard things are shaping things. In the difficult experiences we face, we can find the voice of a God who gave himself to hard things so that he could be with us in ours. We can always find hope in our hard things because we know that God will shape us through them in profound ways. In fact, hard things shape us