So much of our lives are things we didn't specifically choose. One philosopher describes human existence as being thrown into a life.

Is true freedom trying to escape this? What does it mean to reach out beyond ourselves by faith in this thrown-ness?

Many, many people have marched forward to use force and power to conquer in the name of Jesus, using the idea that God is a warrior as their justification. But is that how we should think of God?

What do the life of Moses and his parents show us about Jesus and what it means to follow Him in the face of injustice?

Enoch and Noah are the two people that the book of Genesis say "walked with God." But does this mean that they were especially righteous in themselves, and God rewarded them according to what they deserve? And how did they point to Jesus?

The story of Abel is a tragic one, showing a wrong that has been part of human history since the beginning. How does Abel point us to Jesus, and what can we learn about what it means to follow him?

God shows himself like an artist in his creation. But the brokenness of creation makes it hard to see and believe that He is good. How can we live by faith in God's good purposes for his creation?

The book of 1 John ends with John mentioning a word that he hasn't used for the entire letter: "idols." How does this relate to the rest of what he has said? What is idolatry, why is it dangerous, and how do we root it out?

How can we continue to pray when our prayers are answered "no" or with silence?

What are the markers of a child of God? How can we know the truth about Jesus? And what does it mean to obey God's commands without trying to earn anything?