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God is always there in the midst of the mess of human existence, contending with the human condition, dealing with the hardness of our hearts.

Moses and the people of Israel are having a bad day. God is still God, even when it's a bad day.

In the waiting, and through the suffering, God is preparing us for the future he has planned.

What do you do when you’ve prayed to God and you don’t like the answer you’ve received? What do you do when God doesn't make sense?

It is in the desperate places that we learn what walking by faith really means, where God teaches us his way. We should expect experiences that make the psalms living and active songs for our desperate souls.

Three reasons for Jesus’ weeping at Lazarus’ tomb give us a glimpse of how God sees our suffering and death.

God meets us at the point of our deepest need. He met Elijah in despair and provided what he needed to continue his life and his work.

The death of John the Baptist is an inspiration and an encouragement to Christians suffering persecution. But to those of us who are not persecuted or imprisoned for our faith it still gives us an example to follow.

Biblical Christianity is marked by God’s presence in the midst of challenges and a people who continue to love to God despite their pains and problems.

Throughout the book of Revelation, the call of God’s people is to bear faithful witness to Jesus, even though it will mean suffering, and quite possibly a shameful death.