1. When surrounded by evil, it’s easy to think our doom is sure. How we can defend ourselves, how can we judge the wicked, especially when they seem so much smarter,stronger and more confident than us?
  2. Part of the journey involves seasons of affliction, and during those times it is easy to feel separated from God, even rejected by our God
  3. This Psalm was written when David had to fake insanity to escape danger as he was on the run from King Saul.
  4. Psalm 1 shows us the true state of life and death.
  5. This majestic Psalm reminds us who is in charge and Lord of all.
  6. The heavens declare the glory of God, and we are wise to meditate on God's revelation through creation.
  7. Psalm 37 shows us that God is making all things new, and covering His own with protection.
  8. We asked Chad Bird about what it means to wrestle with God. Later this summer, he's coming out with his book on Jacob: "Limping with God." Our discussion went from Jacob being renamed to "Israel" which means "wrestles with God" and how wrestling with God was a keyhole to the crucifixion.
  9. Gretchen and Katie talk about love and forgiveness, particularly when it comes to marriage. They talk about what forgiveness does and doesn't do, and how forgivness enables us to be our honest selves with our spouse.
  10. Dr. Paulson and Caleb continue to outline Luther’s response to Erasmus.