In those days came John
A man in rustic garb, living off the land, came thundering a message of repentance, and a new twist to what was a normal act of purification for the Jews. But John is saying some thing much different to the...
The Nazarene!
This is a look at Matthew’s style of exposition and just what he is endeavoring to do as he uses scripture in ways we are not use to. But what he would tell us is special.
A star is rising
It is but a week past epiphany, but as this effort is to cover the entire gospel, here we look at the events surrounding the visit of the Magi, and just what this star might be.
The Gospel according to Matthew
This begins what will be a year long exposition of the Gospel of Matthew. Here is an introduction to this gospel, the birth of Jesus, and a fascinating look at the genealogy.
How to be used of God!
his little incident, where Peter assumes that Jesus will pay a particular tax, will provide a lesson for us all. And as well another indication, or proof that Jesus is not only a great prophet, the obvious Messiah, but a...
The scandal of Jesus!
When we see tragedy, great pain, natural disasters that kill in the thousands it is easy to wonder if anyone is in control of anything. It is something that troubled Job greatly, for he had suffered more than he thought...
That we might have hope!
Paul will speak often of the great mystery hidden from the ages. But it is perhaps the worst kept mystery in all of history, for it has been revealed in the work of Jesus Christ. It is that the world,...
The true Light!
Surprisingly our God, who is love, has asked us to indeed love each other, but also our enemies. Yet he will explicitly insist that we hate evil. It is the difference between thee person, and the act, and we must...