Matthew 15:29-39 If you are like me, then you want a great many things. When I make a trip to and from the US, I get tired of sitting in a cramped seat on the airplane and my legs ache and what I most want is to be able to stretch out on my bed…
Matthew 15:29-39 One of the earliest stories we learn about Jesus is his feeding of the multitudes. We have heard and read the story many times, but have you ever tried to visualize the scene? Jesus is on a mountainside, overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Great crowds come to him, bringing people who need to…
Matthew 9:1-8 Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? What comes to your mind when I ask this question? What’s the first thing you think of? I’ve asked this question to several people in the past week and while this was not a scientific survey, sexual thoughts are the ones that most often…
Matthew 8:23-27 Picture the scene. It’s been a long day, another day with Jesus, not that much different than the other days the disciples spent with Jesus. But that is not to say that it was an ordinary day. It’s been a day remarkably different from the days they spent before they met Jesus. Their…
Matthew 5:1-12 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone…