In writing to the church in Galatia, the apostle Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit, including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and goodness (Galatians 5:22–23). At first glance, the virtues of kindness and goodness seem nearly identical. Yet Scripture—and the Christian tradition—draws a meaningful distinction between them. Kindness refers to a tender, gracious disposition toward others, while […]
From a biblical perspective, the answer begins not with politics or strategy, but with God’s design for humanity. Scripture consistently presents human life as sacred, created in the image of God So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27. Because every person bears this divine […]
All of Christianity hinges on the answer to this question. If there was no resurrection, there would be no Christianity. That’s why the Apostle’s Creed clearly states this about Jesus Christ, the son of God: “On the third day he rose again.” After dying on a Roman cross and having his dead body interred in […]
The earliest Christians did not merely teach that Jesus was a wise teacher or moral example. They proclaimed something far more radical: that He had been crucified, died, was buried, and on the third day rose again. This was not a peripheral idea—it was the foundation of their message. A physician named Luke, a companion […]
There is nothing good about Good Friday until you see it from God’s perspective. Jesus didn’t have to give himself up to be crucified on a Roman cross. He didn’t have to die. However, he loved you and me so much that he chose to die in our place so that we would not have […]
Triumphal Entry is the name given to the entry by Jesus into Jerusalem a week before he was put to death and resurrected from the dead. He entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey as crowds of people cheered, waved palm branches and shouted “hallelujah.” They were excited about the possibility that the eagerly anticipated Messiah […]
In writing to the church in Galatia, the apostle Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit, including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and goodness (Galatians 5:22–23). At first glance, goodness might sound like simply “doing good things.” Yet in the biblical sense, goodness runs deeper than outward behavior. It is a moral quality formed by […]
Patience is more than waiting. In the Bible, patience is the steady strength to endure delay, difficulty, or frustration without giving way to anger, despair, or impulsive action. It is the ability to remain faithful and loving when circumstances — or people — test you. The apostle Paul lists patience as part of the fruit […]
Jesus’s persistent warnings about Hell tells us that it is a real place and He doesn’t want anyone to go there. Yes, He spoke more of Hell than Heaven but we do know He spoke a lot about both. God tells us that He loved us so much that “… while we were still sinners […]
In the years immediately following the death and resurrection of Jesus, believers began focusing on their sin and on God’s forgiveness of it in advance of celebrating Christ’s resurrection. Over time, the church standardized 40 days (not counting Sundays) as a period of reflection and called it Fortieth or Lent. Like the Jewish celebration of […]
