by R.T.Kendall (Author)
In 2 Corinthians 12: 7 Paul makes the extraordinary admission that he was given a 'thorn in the flesh'. Although we can never be sure what that torment was, many of us will know what it feels like to experience a painful problem which does not seem to go away. In this book R. T. Kendall explains what a thorn in the flesh is, why we have it, and what we should understand by it. Looking with compassion at the kinds of acute situation in which we may find ourselves - an unhappy marriage, difficult working conditions, loneliness, sexual misgivings or chronic illness, for example - he shows how the grace of God is sufficient whatever our thorn, and how it can lead us into unimaginable intimacy with Jesus.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 05 Aug 1999
ISBN 10: 0340745460
ISBN 13: 9780340745465
Book Overview: For all who are afflicted with a 'thorn in the flesh', whatever it may be. Now re-issued with a striking new cover design.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Christian Booksellers Convention Book of the Year 2000.