Matthew 16:13–20 “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Jesus was compared with many figures of great stature in the Jewish tradition: Abraham and Moses, John the […]
Matthew 15:21–28 Even Jesus was impressed by the foreign woman who pursued him for a healing for her daughter. As we know from reading the Gospels, Jesus had his hands […]
Matthew 14:22–33 “After dismissing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain by himself to pray.” I’ve never been the athletic sort, so my hikes to the top of real […]
“And Jesus was transfigured before them: his face shone like the sun.” Matthew 17:1–9 The definition of time is the measure of change. If nothing changed, we’d have no sense […]
“When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.” Matthew 13:44–52 Written by Alice Camille My twenty-something niece met a […]
“Master, did you not sow good seed? Where have the weeds come from?” Matthew 13:24–43 Good seeds and bad weeds grow together everywhere. You find them in families and neighborhoods, […]
“Blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.” Matthew 13:1–23 It’s no wonder the parable of the sower left the disciples mystified. It’s a crazy […]
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:25–30 Summer for many is a lazier time of the year. The longer […]
“Whoever receives the righteous person will receive a righteous reward.” Matthew 10:37–42 The idea is remarkable. Welcome a prophet, and you share in the prophet’s destiny. Assist a good person, […]
“What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light.” Matthew 10:26–33 Consider the thick darkness surrounding the generation of Jesus. It was an era of empire and […]
