In one of the earliest recorded marital spats, Job's wife told her husband to "curse God and die" as she observed him, afflicted from head to toe with boils, sitting in absolute misery (see Job 2:7-9). Perhaps she thought he would be better off dead, and what better way to exit than to curse God? Or would it be? No, on the contrary, Jesus teaches that all sins can be forgiven - except one.

A social and cultural brew of doubt, fear, control, tradition, politics, and jealousy set the stage for a showdown between Satan’s consuming darkness and the coming Kingdom of Jesus. What we learn from Matthew’s eyewitness account of this historical event helps us remain open to Jesus when strong cultural currents clash with

Back when singer and songwriter Roger Miller released the hit “King of The Road” it topped the British charts and rose to fourth in America. The lyrics capture the carefree life of a traveler moving by train and living on the road “in trailers for sale or rent.” Before locomotives, Jesus traveled on foot from town to town with a different mission.

Jesus made time to relate with people from all walks of life. Observing how Jesus met with such a diverse group of people, his conversations with the devoutly religious and those considered outcasts provide a guiding perspective for loving the marginalized.

Why our good God allows suffering is one of life’s most perplexing questions. For example, a person might ask, 'if God were truly loving, why does he allow diseases, famine, and evil acts to take thousands of lives?' Fully answering this question is hard, especially during this Easter season. Even in times of great uncertainty, we can experience the hope of Easter when we discover God's way of making the most of suffering.

We've all had doubts about God from time to time. Situations when broken people and systems impact our lives in a way that challenges our concept of God.