Christianity (at its core) is fellowship with God. And fellowship with God not only eliminates spiritual loneliness, but it also fills the soul with the joy of presence, which then spills out on to others through interactions and relationships. Without frequent and intimate interactions with the Lord, we will never have anything substantial to offer this world. "You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:11).

God’s holiness demands justice because He cannot compromise His perfect righteousness. In other words, because we sinned against a holy God, we deserve the wrath of God. This next part makes no sense--because instead of consuming us, He gave us salvation through Jesus. And that's the undeserving gift of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Time never ceases to renew me. It continues to confound me and to reveal to me God’s sovereignty over it. You see, as of last week, I have been out of prison for 55 months, which matches the exact amount of time I spent in prison. And not only is that match remarkable, for reasons I will explain in a minute, but another “match” of...