When the Word of God speaks to you it penetrates. It sees directly through you. Have you been trying to hide from it?

Every farmer knows that the condition of the soil will affect the outcome of a crop. The same is true spiritually. The condition of your heart determines the direction of your life. So listen to Jesus' parable...and then look closer at your heart.

An uninvited guest at an inhospitable dinner tells us a lot about the depth of forgiveness Jesus came to provide. She also challenges us to consider our response to that forgiveness.

The Sunday night after Jesus rose from the dead he met his disciples amid all of their anxiety, fear, and confusion. That encounter expands for us key answers to the question: Why Does Easter Matter?

Of all the people in Jesus' story, John the Baptist seems least likely to have doubts...and yet the Bible is clear that he struggled for a time. His story is helpful for understanding similar moments in our lives but also to define greatness much differently than our world.

The greatest power Jesus demonstrated was the power over death itself. In order completely defeat death Jesus would die himself...and in the process provide us with eternal life and so much more.

Jesus perfectly illustrates His sermon in Luke 6 with an illustration in Luke 7. Follow along and see what makes this Roman Centurion AMAZE Jesus.

In closing his "Sermon on the Plain" Jesus gave a strongly worded caution that every follower should consider: It is possible to be a fake disciple of Jesus...

Some things are hard to hear but will help us the most if we actually listen to them. Not surprisingly Jesus specialized in those types of insightful challenges. He was (and is) willing to step on your toes...

The most unexpected expectation of Jesus for his disciples is to love their enemies. That may seem like an impossible command and yet the right side up values of Jesus reveal just reveal it as the highest guide and most distinctive mark of a follower of Jesus.