Author Archives: St. John Studies

This is going to sound like a threat. I write this knowing that some may read this and just stop.  You won’t finish this post. “Someday all Christians will stand before Jesus Christ to give an account of the works … Continue reading →

When you become a Christian, you may sometimes begin to change certain aspects of your life [at least that is expected].  One thing you might do is begin to hang out with other Christians.  You may begin to pick up … Continue reading →

The Greek word translated “goodness,” agathosune, is defined as “uprightness of heart and life.” Agathosune is goodness for the benefit of others, not goodness simply for the sake of being virtuous.  This sounds pretty “high and mighty” but when you … Continue reading →

There it is… Every time I go down the street… Just a simple sign that says so much…    BE  KIND Someone has felt the need to remind us that being kind today is an important thing.  They feel so strongly … Continue reading →

All people need patience, don’t they? But do we really want to do what we have to do in order to get it? One of the first things I heard when I was a new “born again” Christian was “don’t … Continue reading →

You leave the house a little late and as you travel down the road, you get behind a postal vehicle, making multiple stops on a busy street.  You suddenly get even more behind schedule. You are tired and you just … Continue reading →

“Shalom”… the Jewish word for peace. We all wish we had it on a daily basis, but often we don’t.  We worry, we lack confidence, and we experience despair, in spite of our faith.  We feel we don’t have any … Continue reading →

“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” [James 1:2-4]. … Continue reading →

One way of looking at the fruit of the Sprit is to view it in clusters.  Pastor Graham says the first cluster is love, joy and peace; three characteristics which speak of our “Godward relationship.”  Maybe if we took First … Continue reading →

“There should be no more distinctive mark of the Christian than love.”                                                                         Billy Graham from The Holy Spirit This is an unqualified call to show this fruit of love [behavior of love] every day of our lives but I … Continue reading →