{"product_id":"a-thorn-in-the-flesh-finding-strength-and-hope-amid-suffering-paperback","title":"A Thorn in the Flesh: Finding Strength and Hope Amid Suffering - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePablo Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a 'thorn'? Pablo Martinez knows all too well first-hand. For more than twenty-five years he has suffered with a rare eye disease. Others have experienced traumatic loss, too terrible for words. Pablo meets these people all the time through his work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePablo identifies five traits of a thorn. It is; painful; limiting; humiliating; prolonged; something to fight against.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the New Testament, Paul shared his experience of a thorn (2 Corinthians 12:7 - 10). God chose not to remove it in spite of his pleading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the context of our salvation, Jesus suffered more than any person has ever suffered. God's identification with human tragedy is perfectly expressed in the name Emmanuel: God with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumbly and wisely, Pablo guides us beyond the 'why' of suffering to a place of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, Pablo Martinez works at aChristian hospital in Barcelona. He has also developed a wide ministry as lecturer and counsellor. A former President of the Spanish GBU (the equivalent of the UCCF), he is still deeply involved with student ministry. He is a former Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Spanish Theological Seminary, and has spoken several times at Spring Harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50449817927917,"sku":"9781844741885","price":15.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/a-thorn-in-the-flesh-finding-strength-and-hope-amid-suffering-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}