With lascivious eyes Lustful whispers and sights Expressions mesmerizing And words enticing She wooed him to adultery He fled from debauchery Not listening to flattery Giving God the glory! She was capricious But also tenacious Daily she lured him He gave not to her whim She waited for a chance Wouldn’t snap out of her […]
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The short answer is “YES, they may“. Now that you have the answer, you might want to go back to what ever you were doing. This is probably the “One Question” raised by Atheist’s that literally stumps the average Christian. The other being “How can a benevolent GOD, create suffering that kills innocent children? or […]
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Today we find ourselves in the second week of Advent, this time of waiting and anticipation of Christ’s return. A time to reflect on our own lives and prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of our Savior. The scripture from the beginning of Mark’s gospel is titled, “The Proclamation of John the Baptist.” […]
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We have arrived at the end of Christ’s public ministry in the book of Matthew. Matthew’s gospel was written in the last half of the first century with an emphasis on the fulfillment of Christ as the Messiah. This passage of scripture opens with the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy from the book of […]
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We are closing in the on the holidays already which doesn’t seem possible. Soon we will be in the season of Advent in the church, a season of waiting and anticipation of Christ’s return. Like last week’s scripture, today’s scripture is about what we do while we wait for Christ’s return. Today’s scripture is titled, […]
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. I’m sure that today isn’t the first day that you’ve heard that statement, that sentence. It appears multiple times in scripture, it appears in song. What does it mean to love the Lord your God with all […]
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In today’s reading two groups that were normally opposed to each other come together in an effort to trap a poor, itinerant preacher named Jesus. The Pharisees I have talked often about. They were the religious leaders of the day. They studied scripture, laws and customs and were quick to point out the transgressions of […]
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“So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ. When Christ who is […]
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I mentioned last week that we are near the end of Christ’s life in the book of Matthew. He had made his triumphal return to the city of Jerusalem for the last time. He had been hailed as a king, “Hosanna, Hosanna, in the highest!” His relationship with the high priests, those that […]
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This week the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner, an owner of an estate, head of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. Before I continue, in Christ’s parables we are invited into the story to find ourselves a part of it. With the hope that […]
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