Because God loves us, he gives us practical teaching and boundaries to protect our hearts. The whole thing is one big expression of a father's love for his children.

Judges isn't just about people who blow it over and over. It's a picture of God's love that never fails even when we do.

God's Word really carries me every day.

Our joys will be doubled and our sorrows will be reduced and we will walk our life in community with the body of Christ. When you are with someone else, you are not nearly as willing to give up. So find a friend, be honest and walk together.

God stays faithful to us in spite of our repeated failures.

God's love is bigger than our failures and stronger than any chains that bind us.

I love his Word and I hope when readers discover how God communicates his love for them through each book of the Bible, they'll fall deeper in love with his Word too.