by Jon Hughes | Jun 23, 2025 | Christian Life
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” —Psalm 147:3 Psalm 147 is a song of praise. It bursts with joy, gratitude, and awe at who God is and what He does. But tucked into its soaring celebration is something surprisingly gentle and tender: God sees the...
by Jon Hughes | Jun 22, 2025 | Christian Life
“Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.” —Psalm 69:1 Psalm 69 begins with a cry—a desperate, gasping cry for help. It’s raw, messy, and deeply emotional. For adults, it can be hard to admit when we feel this way. We often put on strength like...
by Jon Hughes | Jun 21, 2025 | Christian Life
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want…” —Psalm 23:1 Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved passages in all of Scripture. Its words have echoed through hospital rooms, battlefields, family devotions, and late-night prayers. But have you ever paused to read it through...
by Jon Hughes | May 20, 2025 | Christian Life
The short letter of Paul to Philemon is often overlooked in the New Testament, nestled between the theological depth of the epistles and the action of the early church. Yet within its single chapter lies one of the most powerful pictures of the Gospel at work—not in a...
by Jon Hughes | May 19, 2025 | Christian Life
Christian doctrine affirms what Scripture makes clear: God is One (Deuteronomy 6:4). Yet within this divine unity exists a holy mystery—the Trinity. The Father is God. The Son is God. The Holy Spirit is God. But they are not three gods. They are one God, equal and...
by Jon Hughes | May 18, 2025 | Christian Life
In Mark 2:1–12, we are presented with a remarkable moment in Jesus’s ministry. A paralyzed man, carried by four friends, is lowered through a roof in desperate hope of physical healing. But what Jesus does next is startling: “Son, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:5,...
