Not The Ultimate

Not The Ultimate

Death of a Friend   This morning – March 6, 2021 – I opened email and read that a friend has been given only another day or two to live. A few minutes later, I was in Matthew 13.  After Jesus taught in His home town, people questioned His legitimacy, even as they...
Forced From The Ideal

Forced From The Ideal

Leadership is never easy.  It wasn’t for Moses.  It won’t be for us.    The Ideal   Twice in Matthew 19:1-12 our Lord called the discussion back to the ideal, saying that marriage was permanent. One man, one woman, for life. That was the...
Speaking in Parables

Speaking in Parables

Matthew 13:1-23 is an amazing passage because it contradicts the popular assumption that the Living God is desperate for human response. God is thought of as leaning over the guard rails of Heaven, searching for any scrap of attention people may throw His way. ...