The thoughtful believer recalls God's faithfulness in the past when confronted by any new threat. Part of spiritual maturity is strong sense of one's own history.

Common sense religion emphasizes the human contributions that are supposed to move the deity. Valid worship always begins with recognition of what God has already done.

When shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized.

Compassion for victims is sometimes forgotten in a misapplied concern for their oppressors and murderers.

A healthy relationship with God is built on the internal changes He brings about through Christ.

The Lord longs to exalt His people as trophies of His work in them.

Even guilty people deserve to be treated as those made in the image of God.