In the midst of the Law, here is this picture of the shining, smiling face of God.  Smiling toward His people. 

When Peter talks about the signs of Christ’s coming, he says we should be “waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Pet. 3:12). What does it mean for us to be “hastening” for the coming day?

God justifies people.  This is amazing, and is arguably the most powerful expression of His might.  But what do we make of it when we encounter people justifying God?

If we’re facing pressures, we are in the company of the finest women and men of faith ever.  And in the company of all humanity.

There is power around us, a windy day reminds us.

I can remember every word he spoke; I hear them when I wake up, and before I go to sleep again. Each day, he talks to me, and each day I listen—even now that I am an old man.

Much evil has been committed in the name of religion when people are obsessed with spiritual purity and set up an authoritarian system to prevent spiritual contamination.

Frustration and anger arise out of expectations not being met.  Something ought to be, and it isn’t.  Is this something God experiences?

I believe there is a reason God leaves us in the dark when it comes to many of the things we struggle to understand.

What saved David? Under the law, he was condemned twice because he committed both adultery and murder. But Paul says that God’s righteousness, faithfulness, and steadfast love are more powerful than man’s sin...

The Psalms are Spirit-inspired prayers, expressing every kind of emotion I myself have. In them I can find expression of what’s in my heart. 

Paul is saying that the Judgment decision will be based on how we treat others. God will treat us how we treat others.