Why are some folk never attracted to the gospel at all and others come and stay for a little while then leave? Why do some folks find enough in Jesus' message to stick around for a lifetime? Matthew has Jesus adress these questions in his gospel.

Every time Jesus tells his followers about something really scary he follows it up by saying, "Don't be afraid?" What could give Jesus' disciples the self-awareness to hold fear at bay even in the most dire of circumstances?

The root meaning of the word compassion is to "suffer with." When Jesus had compassion...he really had compassion in every sense of the word.

Is the church a gated community for the pure, or a hospital for the sick? Christians have operated out of both assumptions and have been divided over the issue for centuries. Jesus had an opinion on the subject.