The word patience (Greek macrothumia) means to be long-tempered i.e. the opposite of short-tempered! We are to be “slow to anger”...

Peace and joy are closely connected. The birth of Jesus is not only “good news of great joy” but also of “peace on earth” (Luke 2:10,14)....

The New Testament is a joyful book. The Greek word for joy occurs in it as a noun 60 times and as the verb rejoice 72 times. The birth of...

Of all the qualities which the Spirit wants to produce in us, love is primary. Over every virtue, we are to “put on love, which binds...