Matthew 26
February 14
Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” Ruth 2.10 If you’ve got a minute or two today, grab your Bible and read the Book of Ruth. It’s a love story! There’s […]
Jesus Teaches About Future Things
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:21
February 7
The heart day is coming up. You know the day. Gluey homemade cards from elementary classmates and equally sticky heart-shaped cookies with too much frosting. That’s how heart day was introduced into my life. Bless those teachers and homeroom moms! Somewhere along the way, we all probably figure out that heart cards and heart cookies are just the tip […]
Spiritual Blindspots
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard clarifies our confusion about grace.
January 31
I remember hearing this in my childhood: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. I can, without any effort, imagine the why … my siblings and I were bickering. We were a bickering foursome. Though this parental plea was said in our home without any understanding that it was a word from God, the meaning […]
Becket Cook: A Change of Affection
The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
“But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — [Jesus] then said to the paralytic — “Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” Matthew 9:6