In case you don’t know, Eddie and I follow the lectionary for these weekly comments. The last church year spent a majority of its time in the Gospel of Luke. With this new church year, beginning with this, the first post in Advent, will focus primarily on the gospel of Matthew. I never used the […]
Read the words of Jesus , really read the words of Jesus and it is very difficult to come up with an idea that the lifestyle of a disciple of Jesus is an easy one. Again, in this passage, Jesus warns his followers that they are called to a difficult task, not for the faint […]
The story of Zacchaeus climbing up the tree to see Jesus is familiar in Sunday Schools. On the surface, it is simply the story of a man trying to get a glimpse at Jesus from a better vantage point. Underneath the surface, this story has a profound message. It is a message that threatens to […]
One does not have to live very long, being in touch with the heartaches of life before we utter the cry: God help me! Whether it is an issue related to our church ministry, or a disappointment in a relationship, or a dashed dream, or a medical situation, at times in our lives we feel […]
In this passage, Jesus presents the basic stance from which his followers are to live. Simply, our stance in the world and before the Lord is to be one of humility. This passage follow on Jesus’ teachings about taking care of “these little one” so that they might not sin, and continuing to forgive a […]