What is the What?

I highly recommend this book, which is the story of one of the so-called "lost boys of Sudan." It shows us that there is no escaping brutality and misery in this current age. You cannot simply leave it behind in one country or another. This book provides an excellent illustration of the challenges that millions face in this world of depravity and sin. Here we also see the glimpses of grace and opportunities that point us toward God's plan for something beyond this world of sin and misery.

We need to pray for our brothers and sisters around the world who face troubles that are far beyond anything than we can imagine. I have come to the conclusion that there is no point in comparing trials. There is a sense in which I can never really understand the trial of another person. In fact, I can never really understand my own trials. Each significant loss is a horrible grief, but each loss can be embraced, and is part of the way that we are made to be people who are still standing, though we have faced trouble. That is something for which we can be thankful...