Posts from February 2023

MATTHEW 4:1-11 Sometimes I wish I had some sort of magic 8 ball that I could shake up and when I turned it over it would give me all the answers and understanding necessary to know everything about a bible passage. Do you ever feel that way?  A little unsure what it all means? There are certainly Commentaries and material available to aid in our understanding, these…

MATTHEW 17:1-9 There are some moments in our faith that take us into the unknown, into the unfamiliar, into the transcendent. Moments that are so holy and unexplainable that all we can do is stand in open-mouthed-awe and wonder. When Moses encounters the burning bush that never burns up in the wilderness of Mt. Horeb – it is such a moment. When Elijah encounters God…

1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-9 To understand what is happening in today’s passage, we need to spend just a moment looking at the entirety of the letter to the Corinthians. That’s what this is a part of – a letter to a church. Can you imagine our church receiving such a letter? “Hey you babies, you’re so juvenile you can only drink milk. I’ve had it with your quarreling! Grow up!” We…

MATTHEW 5:13-16 Last week we reviewed our “to-be” list and considered what it might mean to “be bold, be caring, be courageous” in living out our faith. We also reminded ourselves of Jesus’ blessing upon us and upon others as we read the part of the Sermon on the Mount known as the Beatitudes. Our passage today is also from the Sermon on the Mount and it follows directly…