Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: Stairway to Heaven

I picture these six men now looking at Jesus with wonder and perhaps a little fear. If what he said were true, then who was he really? How could they, ordinary men all, be standing here with one who connects heaven and earth?

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Gospel of John

Gospel of John: A Gospel Sidebar

even though Penal Substitutionary Atonement is an important concept, maybe even a foundational one, it is not the only important word on salvation, the gospel is so, so much more.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Genesis

Mercy and Grace

Some warm to the largely comforting and hopeful philosophy that babies are born pure and innocent, and it’s the morally unhealthy culture, surrounding society, that inclines us to sin. Others argue that to believe such a theory takes a person off the hook—my sin is always someone else’s fault, rather than owning we are born sinful.