"Many of us might wonder if God exists, and imagine what God is like. The Apostle John tells us that God has reached out to let us know what he is like; not just by sending word, but by sending Himself. Or literally, sending The Word . In the person of Jesus we can grow to understand God better, and find that God’s love has the power to radically transform how we live."

"We all agree that we should be kind to one another. That we should “do unto others what you would have them do unto you.” Yet the narrative we’ve heard time and time again is that, ultimately, only the strong survive. Maybe you yourself have been burned by others trying to get head of you. Is God’s command to love others important, or nothing more than wishful thinking? Most importantly, where do we get the courage and motivation to live that way?"

"If there is a God, why isn’t the Christian life easier? The Christian life is described as a battle, but the fact that God is working behind the scenes makes all the difference in the world. How can we fight this battle well, without being discouraged?"

"If there is a God, why do the guilty sometimes go unpunished? Deep down we long for honor to come to those who deserve recognition, and punishment to those who deserve retribution. Often those longings go unfulfilled. Is God really in control still? What the Bible says about this is jaw-droppingly empowering!"

"It may seem harmless to nurse a little grudge every now and then, but bitterness can destroy us if we don’t let it go. What does the Bible say we should believe in God when someone has it out for us? How can our knowledge that God is working behind the scenes help us let go of our own bitterness?"

"God places us where we are, that we might be a blessing to others. Yet blessing others often draws us out of our comfort zone and stretches us. Can our knowledge that God is behind the scenes help us when we feel stretched?"

"Is life supposed to be one of retreating from the evil in world, or embracing it and conforming? The book of Esther shows us neither one nor the other, nor a compromise, but an entirely separate way. That those whom God saves, he sends into the world. And those he sends into the world, he places strategically for his purposes!"