The Subtle Snare of RitualsMatthew 12:1-7“But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.”Rituals, traditions, and patterns...  Read More

The Unburdening BurdenMatthew 11:25-30“For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”A yoke that gives rest and a burden that lightens.  These are contradictions. A yoke is a wooden beam put on the neck...  Read More

Seeing or HearingMatthew 11:7-24“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”It is easy to see but far more challenging to hear.  In seeing, we are observers who merely look upon a scene, often with detach...  Read More

Dealing with DoubtJohn 11:1-6“Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?”John was troubled.  When John the Baptist came on the scene, he had a strong sense of purpose and direction f...  Read More

Conducting an Attitude CheckMatthew 10:40-42“He who receives  a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteousness man in the name of a righteous ma...  Read More

Resetting Our PrioritiesMatthew 10:32-39“He who has found his life ill lose it, but he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.”Matthew 10:32-39 is a difficult passage, not because it is diffic...  Read More

God’s Knowledge and our Fear.Matthew 10:24-31“So do not fear….are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.”Matthew 10:29-30 is often qu...  Read More

Popular or PropheticFor it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.”Matthew 10:16-23No one likes to be unpopular, to be shunned and ignored.  Part of our personalit...  Read More

A Life of SignificanceMatthew 10:1-15“And when you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”What is your goal in life?  At the end of your life, what do you desire to accomplish?  These...  Read More

Seeing as Jesus SeesMatthew 9:35-38“Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.”“Seeing” is a significant thread woven th...  Read More

The God of HopeMatthew 10:20-22, 27-34“Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.”When we face unrelenting adversity, we lose hope, and despair grips the soul.  After contrasting the new or...  Read More

The Old versus the New:  Death versus LifeMatthew 9:18-34“He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.”Having compared the old religious order with the new order of faith, Matthew now giv...  Read More