Matthew chapter 10 thrills me. And challenges me. It is so chock-full of missions, and it pulls no punches. Jesus takes all the fun out...

1. This semester my Bible school class is on missions, I (Marcos) would be thrilled if all 30 students decided to go to the mission...

Mom says, “The soup is cooking. I am going out for a bit, turn the stove off when the soups is done.” Two hours later, Mom comes home,...

Today I came upon a prickly issue in Mark 4.19. A portion of the sower’s seeds fell among thorns. Jesus explained that there are folks...

Rachel had a sad question As we drove home from our most recent adoption interview with Social Services, I said to Rachel and Rajim,...

Apparently Matthew didn’t think 13 was such an unlucky number. He bunched a batch of parables in his chapter 13. Most of those parables...

I just read Mt 13.44. Once a person discovers how great the Kingdom of God is, it gives him or her a no-holds-barred joy. So much so that...

Some people get into a tizzy when they read that Jesus sent the 12 out exclusively to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Mt 10). He...

I never noticed Jesus refers to birds as an example of worry, or lack thereof, in Matthew. In Matthew 6 Jesus advises us to not be...

Continuing in Matthew 9's third of seven stories we have a daddy in need, and I am awed by his faith. That father said to the Son, “My...

In Chapter 9, Matthew diverts from his multiples of six, and tells us seven stories. In the first three stories Matthew is speaking...

Continuing in the six “When” stories from Mt 8, I see three that deal with surprises. I don’t know if it is even newsworthy, because...

​​In the six “When” stories of Mt 8 I see three that have to do with touching and not touching. A leper—very untouchable—gets touched....

After reading Matthew 9 for the two millionth time, I notice that my good buddy Matt does not even mention that the four friends of the...

Sometimes folks have grandiose ideas about putting on a production honoring people in ministry. Bah humbug. To me it is like a funeral...

Matthew nine is a “here and there” chapter. Each of the seven stories in this opens with someone coming or going: Verse 1: Jesus getting...

I imagine his tax collector table as having all the coins neatly stacked, separate piles, every pile in straight, parallel formations, of...

Mathew truly has these three How-To-Live-The-Life chapters nicely organized… Chapter five has given us: Nine BLESSED ARES Salt and Light...

After salt and light there is a pivotal pair of verses… Jesus did not come to cancel what God told Moses, He came to bring it to...

Continuing in Matthew five… Jesus says nine “Blessed Ares” that briefly describe: how people are who are open to God, how people take...