Two years ago I stopped being pastor. I was not attempting to retire, just removing one of my hats. But, I cannot figure how it is that I...

OK, I have established that I don’t go along with it being called “The Sermon on the Mount,” nor am I in favor of the beatitudes being...

Yesterday we made it past verse one, Jesus was trying to take time away from the crowds, it did not work, the folks filled the mountain...

My first question as I reread the Sermon on the Mount is, who was Jesus talking to? Of course I know He was directing His words to the...

After 50 years of reading and loving the Sermon on the Mount, I finally feel like I am seeing the bigger picture of it, finding the...

I understand the concept of degrees of punishment, I get it that those who have been blessed with more revelation have more...

I have already gone on record as not being real into the rewards thing. But, it’s in the Scripture, so it’s good. I get it. Perhaps I...

So, this woman said to Jesus: Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed. Jesus didn’t seem to think so. His...

This photo is from was Veronica’s “adios” to radiation. Hooray hooray! She is so happy—we are all so happy—that she is back home after...

This, I should have been able to figure out by myself, because I claim to be both a “Matthew man” and a “Sermon on the Mount” guy. Yeah,...

Reading between the lines I see, this morning, that Jesus likes figs and grapes. I had never paid attention to this before. One of my...

I am not musing this morning, but am just plain ole confounded. This thing that Jesus says in the three synoptic gospels… Mt 12.25-26; Mk...

Jesus said, “Simon, got a minute? I want to tell you something.” “I got all the time in the world, speak on.” “Two guys owed Sam some...

Luke 7 tells us that Jesus was at Simon the Pharisee’s house. When the alabaster lady heard that, she showed up. Matthew, Mark—and even...

Got hit with Jesus’ 15-word question this morning. Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and not do the things which I say? The MSV it has 16...

Once I grab the bull by the horns, I tend not to let go… so please forgive me as I continue rehashing, doing the right thing for the...

Here are some other things in our life and ministry, and because experience has taught us that they work best when our friends are...

The other day I said: I don’t need bribing, I’m not chasing a carrot on a string. Rewards are nice, but I want to live my life right...

Jesus is still speaking plainly, and the challenges He sets before me continue to be mountainous… Today He is confronting me [Mt 5.38-48]...

This morning as I read: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a...