Jesus certainly shows us a different way than the world presents. It often seems only fair to operate by the “eye for an eye” principle—sometimes with interest—but we are called to be like our Father ...  Read More

God holds us to our words. Words are powerful, carrying the power of life and death within them. Being a person of integrity requires that our words and our actions align. We are to be people of our w...  Read More

God takes covenant very seriously, and God hates divorce. Divorce is not to be considered for just any reason, even though this seemed to be a custom at certain points in the Old Testament. Jesus clar...  Read More

Jesus goes after matters of the heart once again. In this case, He addresses the sin of lust and adultery. Notice that it is not only “acted” lust but also “thought” lust that is condemned. Jesus make...  Read More

Anger always leads to bad things. As Yoda said in Star Wars, “Anger leads to the dark side.”This passage of Scripture is especially relevant today, as there have been all kinds of riots and demonstrat...  Read More

Jesus tells us not to misunderstand His purpose in coming. He would not have said this unless there were already people who misunderstood why He had come. Some were even expecting Him to overthrow the...  Read More

We are called to make a difference in the world we live in and have been given a mandate to go and make disciples of all nations. Here, Jesus uses two powerful analogies: we are to be like salt and li...  Read More

Jesus continues His teaching on the Beatitudes.“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” I have often heard it said that the mercy you give is the mercy you get. David demonstrated merc...  Read More

This begins one of Jesus’ most well-known teachings—the Beatitudes. My husband and I were able to travel to Israel in 2018 and see the very site where this took place. It is a beautiful spot with exce...  Read More

Capernaum was somewhat of a home base for Jesus during His ministry years. On this particular Sabbath, Mark makes the statement that Jesus “began” to teach. It appears this may have been one of the fi...  Read More

There is some interesting wording in this passage. We don’t have the luxury of knowing all the details of the story; we only have what is written. For some reason, Jesus makes the statement, “Will you...  Read More

As we can see here, this Samaritan woman’s testimony is quite persuasive, and many from the village come out to see Jesus. I am so struck by the contrast: the Samaritans beg Him to stay, whereas in ma...  Read More