Jeremiah 22:1-23 As my children can tell you, my greatest fear in life is not getting a terrible disease or dying alone or anything like...

Matthew 24:29-51 Many have read this passage from Matthew and fixated on unknowability of Christ’s return. “No man knows the day or the...

Matthew 24:1-28 In our reading from Matthew 24 today, Jesus is preparing His first century followers for the destruction of Jerusalem...

Matthew 23:13-39 When I was a middle school student learning about slavery, one of the conclusions my fellow students and I drew was that...

All Saints Day Revelation 7: 2-17 Ever since the fall into sin, God’s people have had cause to weep. Abraham wept over his wife Sarah as...

Matthew 20:1-16 When Adam fell into sin, his curse was that he would now have to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow. God created him...

Matthew 18:21-35 There’s an important detail in the parable of the unmerciful servant that helps us understand the point Christ is...

Matthew 18:1-20 Hyperbole is a literary device where you seek to make a point by overstating your case. It’s something we do all the...

Matthew 13:54-58 What a strange thing it must have been for St. James, to have the Savior of the world as his brother. The man he grew up...

Deuteronomy 18 In the eyes of God, the most abominable doctrines of all are not so much the ones that are entirely the opposite of the...

Isaiah 35:5-8 The phrase “a haunt of jackals” is used a handful of times in the Scriptures. And as a lover of poetry and vivid language,...

Matthew 13:44-58 What is the explanation of these two mini-parables at the beginning of our reading from Matthew today? The parable of...

Matthew 13:24-43 The parable of the weeds is not so much a parable to be understood as it is a parable to be accepted. That is to say,...

Matthew 12:22-37 The devil is cunning but he doesn’t play chess. That is to say, the devil is skilled at deceiving us and leading us into...

Matthew 12:1-21 When Jesus reminds the Pharisees that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, and when He tells them that the Son of Man is...

Matthew 11:20-30 Our God is a God of mercy. He is the God who chose from before the foundation of the world to pour out His mercy upon...

Matthew 11:1-19 “Blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” When Jesus makes this statement to John the Baptist’s disciples, it’s a...

Deuteronomy 8 “When you take possession of the land I’ve promised you, don’t forget that the land itself is not the prize. Salvation is...

Matthew 9:1-17 “Which is easier to say? ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or ‘rise and walk?’” This is a simple yet complicated question that...

Matthew 7:13-29 When Jesus tells us that we will recognize false prophets by their fruits, what does He mean? What exactly are those...