How is it that some people can bless others so deeply with just a few words?

Wounds can make people bitter, but Christ's wounds were filled with peace and life.

Christ serves as a great high priest now in heaven for us, pleading with his Father. And his wounds remain, he is disfigured. That should teach us to see our own wounds the way God sees them.

If God can raise Jesus from the dead, why leave gaping wounds on him?

Christ endured the sharpest loss -- separation from God his Father -- in order to make us alive to God.

Jesus endured the ultimate silent treatment from his Father on the cross. But that silence spoke a new and beautiful message to us who will hear.

When trust is wanting, the Spirit of God can unite people fully and deeply.

God has many children, but no grandchildren. We can't know him through someone else -- we can only know him directly for ourselves.

We have to learn how to celebrate God instead of ourselves. If we don't get bragging right, then we'll never get living right.

Inviting people to worship is a key part of a life that is turned back to God.