Can you drink the cup? The mother of the sons of Zebedee makes a request of Christ, “Promise that these two sons of mine will sit on your right and left in your kingdom.” Christ sets the overzealous mother and her sons straight, “You do not know what you are asking.” They were asking […]
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Blessed are the poor in spirit…
Christ brought with him a message of hope, a message of salvation and a message that turned how we see the world upside down. He showed us how God sees this world through human eyes. This God with us. So, how is it that God sees this world? And what is his message of […]
The parable of the wheat and the weeds….
In the 13th chapter of Matthew Christ gives the parable of the wheat and the weeds. “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat.” “Master did you sow good seed in your […]
The seed and the sower.
Halfway through the book of Matthew, in today’s reading of the 13th chapter, the crowds following Jesus had gotten so large that he got into a boat to address the crowd with his teaching and to speak in parables as he often did. He got into the boat so that he would not be pressed […]
Faith v. Flesh
Paul’s letter to the Romans takes place near the end of his ministry. It includes his mature reflections on the Christian life. In the seventh chapter he writes, “For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I […]
Do not fear….
“Do not fear those that can kill the body, but cannot kill the soul.” Christ is instructing his disciples in the tenth chapter of the book of Matthew. The disciples would face persecution for what they believed, taught and preached. We are fortunate not to live under such a threat. Christ knew what his first […]
