Spending more time in the Gospels should give us a broader perspective at times. Looking at Matthew 9, especially coming after reading John, hopefully gives us an expanded view of what we are reading. In Matt. 9, we once again read about Jesus’ “great pity for the crowds that came, because their problems were so... Continue Reading →
The Golden Rule Through a Multiethnic Lens
Looking at Matthew chapter 7, and as I prepare to preach on the Golden Rule, I am still wrestling with what happened this week. My daughter's boyfrien, is a fine young Christian man who has been known to try and help out anyone he can. He is also African-American. His car wouldn't start and he... Continue Reading →
From Triumph to Testing…
In the end of Matthew chapter three, Jesus is baptized, and He goes from being baptized to a time of testing in the desert. Mounce has this to say about this transition, “Times of testing… come from the Lord in order to strengthen and help… Will he, like Israel of old, disobey, or will he... Continue Reading →
What it means to repent…
This year we are reading through the gospels one chapter at a time, we have just begun Matthew again. One of the great opportunities we get in reading through a text more than once is that we begin to see things that might not have stood out to us before, especially when we look at things... Continue Reading →
As for You Follow Me
Isn’t it interesting that in this exchange between Jesus and Peter, Jesus uses shepherding language to a fisherman. In Matt. 4:19, Jesus gives Peter the call to “fish for people.” Here in John 21, we see Jesus change, or better yet expand, Peter’s call to include shepherding. This is a challenge in today’s church,... Continue Reading →
Along the Multicolored Road 