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Entering through the narrow gate and going through the eye of the needle
This morning I was reading this poem by Meister Eckhart: If you want to know God in this way or in that, beware – for your desire for such a narrow way separates…
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Forgiveness, for when you’ve really screwed up
In Matthew 18:21, Peter asks Jesus one of his famous questions, “How many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” And Jesus responds, “I…
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Embracing a prodigal God
A couple of weeks ago, I was re-reading Matthew’s gospel story of Jesus feeding the 4,000 (Mt. 15:32-39). I am guilty of flying over these parts, being so familiar with the details that…
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Believing and perceiving
This morning I was reading in Matthew and I was struck,again, by how often Jesus points out how little faith the Disciples had. It’s hard for me to understand – they were with Jesus. …
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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…
