Jesus has plenty of difficult teachings. This one might take the cake.

“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”

Allen reflects on what it means to live out this teaching and what happens to us and the world when we do.

How will it change your life today?

Believers beware: What we come for and what Jesus chooses to do in our life might be very different. Listen to Matthew’s reflection on what we can learn from the faith of the crowds in today’s gospel and what we can expect if we decide to get close to Jesus.

Our world has plenty of problems. Relativism, consumerism, secularism, addiction, the list goes on. 

Is there one issue that’s the worst? One that’s behind them all? 

Today, Jack Beers explores the answer Jesus proposes—and the solution he offers that draws us into a much deeper kind of living.

Since Jesus was fully human and fully divine, he probably had moments where he was full of emotion. So how do you think he felt when,  for example, he was nearly thrown from a cliff by the same people who watched him grow up? He probably felt some human emotion then, right? So how did Jesus respond to the haters? And what lessons can we draw from his response? Explore those questions and more with Matthew!

What is the Gospel according to you?

While you won’t be replacing Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, get ready to answer this question in a potentially transformative way.

Today, Feed Your Soul’s newest contributor, Jack Beers, explores a powerful spiritual exercise that changed his life and just may change yours too.

One of the most frustrating parts of being human?

We’re always facing a shortage. A shortage of resources amid scarcity. A shortage of patience in a strained relationship. A shortage of hope when a problem seems unsolvable.

Today, Allen reflects on the core lesson from Jesus’ miracle at the wedding at Cana. When we embrace it, we find the one solution that brings abundance to every shortage.

On the surface, this Sunday’s Gospel is the beautiful story of Jesus’ baptism.

When you dig a little deeper, it’s a reading that asks the very questions we need to hear in order to grow into who God made us to be.

Today, Matthew will guide you to those deeper questions. If you answer them honestly, you’ll be well on your way to a whole new level of flourishing.

There is a whole list of endangered species. There should be one for endangered words.

Today, Allen discusses a word we don’t use much anymore, but one that is absolutely key to our happiness. (It’s actually the word that made the Wise Men so wise.)

Knowing what it means won’t just make you wise too—it’ll change your whole life.

What is it about the human condition where we can often experience more panic when we lose our wallet than when we lose the sight of God in our lives?

In many ways, it can be easy to drift away from Jesus without noticing. It’s easy to be preoccupied with the details of day to day life. (Even Mary and Joseph didn’t immediately realize that they’d drifted off from Jesus in their caravan!) And it can be easy to lose the awareness of where we are in relation to God. But there is a silver lining here:  

As soon as you notice, God is waiting to be found. 

So channel a bit of Mary and Joseph’s urgency and begin intentionally looking for God today starting with this short reflection from Matthew!

What blessing are you looking for in your life right now? 

We all want our lives to be blessed. And God is eager to pour blessings into our lives. But too often, our preference is for God to be like a “blessings vending machine” where we can select the next gift for our life when we need it. 

God’s preference? Dynamic collaboration with us throughout our lives. 

Check out the reflection today and discover more about the amazing collaboration God wants to have with YOU—and how it can unleash a flood of blessings in your life!