The focus of the Book of Hebrews is perseverance. It’s about finding strength to press on in the faith when things get difficult. Our text this morning starts off in a rather unexpected way—insisting ...

The faithful around the world celebrate Holy Saturday on April 8, 2023. Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, is the day that some believe Jesus — his body in his tomb — descended into hell for ...

This week my grandson, Carter, who is nine years old asked me, “Nanni, are angels real?” The word “angel” comes from the word “angelos” a Greek word meaning “messenger.” The Bible says the angels were ...

Sixth, Jesus forgives sin (John 1:29). Nobody or anything on earth can take away a person’s sin; only Jesus can do that. “The ...

was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. I want to reflect on just one line from this carol, and it’s the great statement in the middle, that Christ “was ...

Theologians and biblical scholars don’t usually trespass into popular religion. That tends to be the territory of religion scholars. The difference is part of the implicit and sometimes explicit ...

How much did the Blessed Virgin Mary know about Jesus? The Catholic Church teaches that the Holy Spirit revealed to Mary the knowledge of the divinity of Christ and His incarnation, from the beginning ...

Jesus was a lower-class Jewish preacher from the backwaters of rural Galilee who was condemned for illegal activities and crucified for crimes against the state. Yet not long after his death, his ...

If Jesus is the King, why didn’t He just order an army of angels to rescue Him?” asks Caleb, 10. “He could’ve blinked and ...