“Like father like son,” is a phrase often used to show that the son, or daughter, follows the same pattern of behavior as the father, or mother. If the child represents the father well, then it is said, “the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.” If,…

We work hard. We follow the “rules.” We try to live out our faith to the best of our ability. But trials still come and we are tempted to ask, “Is it even worth it?” But in the midst of this, James tells us to “count it all joy when you fall into various…

Is there any comfort to be found in a world of suffering? What hope is there for the person who is going through trials or persecutions? In his first letter to the churches in Asia, the apostle Peter speaks hope into a church that is undergoing severe…