“What does the Bible say about patience?”……Answer: When everything is going our way, patience is easy to demonstrate. The true test of patience comes when our rights are violated-when another car cuts us off in traffic; when we are treated unfairly; when our coworker derides our faith, again. Some people think they have a right […]

“What does the Bible say about jealousy?”……Answer: When we use the word "jealous," we use it in a sense of being envious of someone who has something we do not have. This kind of jealousy is a sin and is not characteristic of a Christian; rather, it shows that we are still being controlled by […]

“What does the Bible say about humility?”……Answer: The Bible describes humility as meekness, lowliness and absence of self. The Greek word translated "humility" in Colossians 3:12 and elsewhere literally means "lowliness of mind," so we see that humility is a heart attitude, not merely an outward demeanor. One may put on an outward show of […]

HAPPINESS J.C. Ryle, 1878… “Happy is that people whose God is the Lord.” Psalm 144:15 An infidel was once addressing a crowd of people in the open air. He was trying to persuade them that there was no God and no devil no Heaven, and no Hell, no resurrection, no judgment, and no life to […]

“How can I turn all my worries and problems over to God?”……It is sometimes a disconcerting truth for many Christians that even though we belong to God through faith in Christ, we still seem to experience the same problems that plagued us before we were saved. We often become discouraged and bogged down in life's […]

Happiness Happiness is not a word we can understand by looking it up in the dictionary. In fact, none of the qualities of the Christian life can be learned out of a book. Something more like apprenticeship is required, being around someone who out of years of devoted discipline shows us, by his or her […]

A Lighthearted Spirit " I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." …As Christians who want to bring joy to our lives (and marriages) we might do well […]