An Economy of Grace
Read Matthew 20:1-16
The comedian Steve Martin once quipped, “All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s wage for an honest day’s work.”...
Read MoreYou Cannot Serve God and Money
Read Matthew 19:16-30
The title for today is from the Sermon on the Mount, thirteen chapters previous to today’s passage. But this passage is a...
Read MoreSexual Ethics, Then and Now
Read Matthew 19:1-15
The opponents of Jesus thought they could damage his reputation by getting him to take an unpopular position on the sexual ethics of the day....
Read MorePeople of the Everlasting Father's Forgiving Heart
Read Matthew 18:15-35
The rabbinic tradition was “If a man commits a transgression, the first, second and third time he is forgiven, the fourth time he is not...
Read MoreThe Kingdom in which Insignificance Is a Big Deal
Read Matthew 18:1-14
The disciples were trying to get Jesus to settle their longstanding argument – which of them would be the greatest in God’s Kingdom?...
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