subtle theological distinctions using such terms as Trinity, substance, and essence. But the Hebrew language in particular speaks with a much greater vibrancy. Using this language, biblical writers emphasize God’s aliveness, his character as someone who loves, cares, acts, feels joy and regret and anguish as we do. I do not, of course, mean that God is just like us. God is infinitely greater than we are. But the Bible’s vivid language of human emotion is the best way for us to see that God cares