Matthew begins his gospel by laying out Jesus' family tree. What's interesting about this family tree, especially for that time, is that he includes 5 women. What even more interesting is that these women aren't the type of women you'd expect to see in Jesus' lineage - their lives were filled with scandal and most of them weren't even Jewish! Through these women we see how inclusive the family of God should be. We continue our series by looking at the third woman in the genealogy, Ruth, and how God welcomes the broken into his family.

Matthew begins his gospel by laying out Jesus' family tree. What's interesting about this family tree, especially for that time, is that he includes 5 women. What even more interesting is that these women aren't the type of women you'd expect to see in Jesus' lineage - their lives were filled with scandal and most of them weren't even Jewish! Through these women we see how inclusive the family of God should be. We continue our series by looking at the second woman in the genealogy, Rahab, and how God welcomes the outsider into his family.

Matthew begins his gospel by laying out Jesus' family tree. What's interesting about this family tree, especially for that time, is that he includes 5 women. What even more interesting is that these women aren't the type of women you'd expect to see in Jesus' lineage - their lives were filled with scandal and most of them weren't even Jewish! Through these women we see how inclusive the family of God should be. We begin our series by looking at the first woman in the genealogy, Tamar, and how God welcomes the outcast into his family.

In this season of Thanksgiving it's right to give thanks to God for what we have been blessed with. One of the best ways to show gratitude and to fight the disease of greed is through generosity.

When we find ourselves lost in the fog of hardship in life we need the Church to remind us that "Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

The culture we live in is so preoccupied with winning. Is that how we, as Christians, should be living our lives - or is there another way?

The culture we live in is so preoccupied with winning. Is that how we, as Christians, should be living our lives - or is there another way?

Love isn't just something you have in your heart. It isn't just some feeling that arises when you see someone (or something) you desire. Love is a verb. It requires action. What actions? I'm glad you asked...

Paul, in his letter to the Corinthian church, gives us the most comprehensive definition of love in all of scripture. The interesting thing is that, in doing so, he lists 2 examples of what love is and focuses far more on what love isn't.

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In his description of love, Paul uses 8 words to describe what love isn't - he only uses 2 words to describe what it is: Patient and kind.