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Matthew 5:1-13 – Be glad for the crowds
At this point, at least according to Matthew’s account, the only disciples we know of so far are the first 4 – Simon/Peter, Andrew, James and John. It seems that, here, as Jesus…
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Matthew 1-4: Choosing to follow Jesus
As the main point of scripture is always pointing to Christ, what can we know about Jesus so far if we believe Matthew is telling the truth? This is a different way to…
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Matthew 4 – Has the light dawned on you?
“The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned…” Matt. 4:12-17 The writer in me inhales…
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Matthew 3 & 4 – Who are you listening to?
In Matthew chapters 3 & 4, it’s interesting to note all of the “voices” we hear: The voice of John the Baptist crying in the wilderness, declaring the need for repentance and denouncing…
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Matthew 2(a) – God’s Mysterious Ways
When I think of God’s provision from Mary’s perspective, I am reminded that His plans don’t always turn out like we think they should. Mary is pregnant with the SON OF GOD! As…
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Matthew 2 – God’s purpose prevails
The Christmas story… we all love these passages but I think we can be so familiar with them that we stop thinking deeply about what exactly was going on. Verses 16-18 are some…
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Matthew 1:1-19 – God’s Provision
My Bible’s intro to this book says that Matthew’s main point was to prove to the Jews that Jesus was their long-awaited Messiah. So, Matthew opens with Jesus’ geneaology, which would have been…
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Advent for those deconstructing their faith – Day 15
Hope. That’s what this season is supposed to be all about, right? I struggle to feel it. I always thought that the hope was about life after death. That’s what my faith had…
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Emotionally Empty = Peace?
While I’ve had doubts and questions about my faith for over a decade, I really only faced them head-on starting last November. Around mid-March, after the initial wave of fear/anger/grief/impulsiveness wore off, I…
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Finding a new way to pray
You know you need to pray. You know you’re supposed to pray. You know that praying should be easy – it’s just “talking to God,” right? Then why is it SO HARD? And…
