As we all grieve the loss of Tony Snow I thought it would be good to revisit an article that Snow wrote for Christianity Today one year ago this week; Cancer’s Unexpected Blessings. Here is an excerpt:

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Blessings arrive in unexpected packages—in my case, cancer.

Those of us with potentially fatal diseases—and there are millions in America today—find ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to fathom God’s will. Although it would be the height of presumption to declare with confidence What It All Means, Scripture provides powerful hints and consolations.

The first is that we shouldn’t spend too much time trying to answer Read more