“In the midst of the storm it’s tough to remember when you first heard thunder. Some years ago my wife and I sailed into a series of trials that increased from gentle breezes to a Category 5 hurricane. At the time I wondered what God’s purpose could possibly be in making life so hard. How do we make sense of suffering? All I knew was that I had to find out. I needed help and I needed it fast, so I searched God’s Word, not as an academic exercise, but as a desperate soul crying out for help.”