When Jesus entered the temple and saw it filled with merchants and money changers, He made a whip, drove them out, and declared, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered the words of Scripture: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” (John 2:17) Jesus’ passion for the purity of His Father’s house was not a moment of rage; it was a deliberate act of holy devotion. He came to purify the temple, but more than that, He came to replace it....

The eternal God who spoke creation into being stepped into His creation. The Creator took on flesh. Jesus is both fully God and fully man—what theologians call the incarnation.

Are you happy? Surveys tell us happiness is slipping away for millions. Young people especially say they laugh often but rarely feel joy....