Something’s got to give

“I loathe my life;I will give free utterance to my complaint;I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.I will say to God, Do not condemn me;let me know why you contend against me.Does it seem good to you to oppress,to despise the work of your handsand favor the...
Jesus Controlled the Wind and the Sea

Jesus Controlled the Wind and the Sea

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the...
Jesus Was a Teacher

Jesus Was a Teacher

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be...
Jesus Obeyed God

Jesus Obeyed God

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he...

The forgotten virtue

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. | Galatians 5:22–23 It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to...
Jesus Came From Heaven

Jesus Came From Heaven

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. | John 3:16–17 Do you...