In every generation, God has given to the Church servants who so embody Jesus Christ in their lives that they become role models worth emulating. Christians around the world have been grieving the recent loss of such a servant and role model, Ravi Zacharias.

Those who are bereaved feel that they have been robbed or plundered, like having something or someone who is dearly loved taken away. They feel like they’re being torn in two.

Many circumstances are simply out of our control, and we are unable to force the clock, the person, or the technology to move faster than they can. Our inability to force the world to move faster is evidence that we are not gods of this universe.

Though my sheltering in place is a small inconvenience compared to those truly suffering from COVID-19, I fondly remember the days when there were fewer restrictions on my movement and activities. As we continue though the month of May, we now uniquely celebrate and remember a holiday: Memorial Day.

The whole Bible is a love story. It begins with God, and God is love. Before anything else existed, love flowed between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I still remember when I first heard this truth and the impact it made on me.

Our lives have been turned upside down as our livelihood, schedules, and ways of connecting with others have been completely redefined.

How good of God to graciously ordain that I would be in the Psalms right now as part of my normal Bible reading routine. After more than a month of sheltering-at-home amid the COVID-19 crisis, there has been no better place to be.

Sometimes God seems far away. But God has said, “I will never leave you. I will never forsake you.” We read in Romans 8 that nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. So why does it sometimes feel like we can’t...