…And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full… Matthew 14:20 (NRSV) Any time spent in the gospels will bring you, before long, to an illustration of God’s abundance. We are inclined and encouraged to ration, to conserve, and to hold back. Where we might see …
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like…
“The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field.” Matthew 13:44 (NRSV) To make an obvious opening statement: it’s hot outside. You may think to yourself it’s July in a humid part of the Northern …
Easy Running
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) I talk more about running …
One Church, Many Methods
My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and …
Pilgrimages
Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Assuming that …