This parable that Jesus teaches about the weeds and the wheat tells us a lot about why life can be so hard for us, during these in-between days of his first and second coming. His parable also assures us that it’s going to get better because the...

Jesus’s parable about soil, seed, and a sower provides insight for why only some people respond to what the Bible says and experience abundant growth in their lives. It’s a story that’s easy to understand. However, it also makes us uncomfortable, as...

Psalm 100 is unique in the psalter in being titled as a psalm for giving thanks. For this reason, it’s been repeatedly sung by God’s people, from all ages, as a means of blessing God for his steadfast love for his people. Who God was to the psalmist...

In this final scene of chapter twelve we have Jesus’s theology of the family. As he works this out for his listeners, what he says, does and doesn’t do is touched by surprises. Point in case, we don’t have an “in” with Jesus because we are in...

Jesus’s controversy with the Pharisees continues as they request from him a sign of convincing evidence that he is the Christ. We too know those who have similar things in mind as they seek God earnestly. However, there are also those who express...

In a fallen and broken world, where do you find good news? In Ephesians 2, Paul reminds us that we are all born spiritually dead, following the ways of the world in sin and trespassing against God. But God, our merciful and loving Father, has made us...

The Bible has a lot to say about our words, like the fact that they have the capacity to hurt and to heal. Therefore, we should be careful what we say, because our words can get us into big trouble not only with people but especially with God. When we...

The controversy continues between Jesus and the Pharisees thickens as they initiate a smear campaign accusing Jesus of being in collusion with Satan. They’re hoping that if you tell a big lie long enough, and keep repeating it, people will eventually...

In returning to this controversy about the Sabbath between Jesus and the Pharisees, we want to keep in mind that Jesus isn’t challenging the place of the Sabbath, rather, the Pharisees interpretation of it. In considering what the practice of Sabbath...

There have been and continue to be diverse opinions in the Christian church about the place of the Sabbath day in our lives, which makes it a subject matter that is quite expansive. However, in the little bit that we have in these eight verses, Jesus...