As we begin Advent, we look at Isaiah and Matthew under the headings of the promise, the person, and the paradox.

There's a danger for us when we overestimate our own abilities and underestimate the power of Christ. On Christ the King Sunday, we seek to recognize the signs in our life of God's power.

Today we explore the phenomenon of when you become a Christian, a world of possibility opens up, while at the same time nothing practically is different.

At the beginning of Matthew chapter ten, Jesus lists the names of his twelve disciples, teaching us something about unassuming greatness and impossible unity.

On All Saints we remember all those who have gone before us as faithful believers and we're encouraged ourselves to be people that love God with all we have.

As Matthew chapter nine continues, we see Jesus as the model of the Good Shepherd, through his mission of teaching, preaching, and healing.

As Jesus heals the blind in Matthew 9, we see how faith is born, formed, and broken and we reflect upon how the same is true for us in the house of the Lord.

In Matthew chapter nine, a significant healing takes place that teaches us why each of us need healing, where we receive it, and how we get it.

The third controversy we see in Matthew 9 surrounds the question of does Jesus override holy practices?