Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's Hardships in Writing

In his autobiography The Oak and the Calf, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn recalls how he "wrote" in the concentration camps, where writing was forbidden, ...

Father and Son Endure Difficult Hike

Pastor Mark Coleman loves to hike, and he passed on that love to his son, Peter. When Peter was only 5 years old, Coleman planned an easy hike on the ...

Pain Can Make Us Willing

In an old Christian song titled "Hornets", the verses recount the stories of Jonah, Moses, and Balaam, and how God got them to say or do what ...

Condoleezza Rice on the Privilege of Struggle

During remarks at a National Prayer Breakfast Condoleezza Rice said:

We are living through a time of testing and consequence—and praying that our ...

Prisoner of War Finds Living Harder than Death

The obituary of Colonel Floyd J. Thompson said that for nine years he "endured cold cells, jungle cages, and torture in Vietnam, becoming the longest-serving ...

God Works Out Salvation Through Suffering

Suffering is not evidence of God's absence, but of God's presence, and it is in our experience of being broken that God does his surest and most ...

Being Comfortable Can Kill Us

Too much comfort is dangerous. Literally.

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley did an experiment some time ago that involved introducing ...

"Remember the Titans": Willingness to Endure Hardship

Remember the Titans, a movie based on the true story of a 1971 Alexandria, Virginia, football team, offers a message of racial reconciliation. Early in ...

Endurance Prepares Us for Adversity

After college and marriage, I found it easy to put on weight and get out of shape. A year ago, I became committed to working hard to take the "sag" ...

Itzhak Perlman Overcomes Adversity

World-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman was stricken with polio as a child. As a result, he wears braces on both legs and walks with the aid of crutches. ...