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,...
by Jon Hughes | May 11, 2025 | Christian Life
In Daniel chapter 5, we are presented with a chilling scene: a hand appears and writes a cryptic message on the wall during a royal banquet thrown by King Belshazzar. The message—Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin—was interpreted by the prophet Daniel as a declaration of...
by Jon Hughes | May 9, 2025 | Christian Life
Scripture paints vivid imagery to help us understand spiritual truths, and one of the most striking metaphors in the Bible is that of the lion. Interestingly, the Bible refers to two lions—Jesus Christ, the Lion of Judah, and Satan, the roaring lion. Both bear power...
by Jon Hughes | May 7, 2025 | Christian Life
In the opening chapters of the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar stands as a haunting example of what might be called “common faith”—a faith that only turns to God when every other option has failed. It’s a type of belief that acknowledges God’s...
