Jun 15, 2020 | News
When people criticized Jesus for dining with sinners and selecting tax collector Matthew to be a disciple, Jesus cited Hosea 6.6, “Learn what this means, ‘I (God) desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call, not the righteous, but sinners.” By traditional...
Jun 13, 2020 | News
When Jesus spoke these words many people lived on the edge of starvation. Often they went hungry; children’s growth was stunted; people of all ages suffered from diseases caused by malnutrition. This is serious hunger. In a dry land people could literally die on the...
Jun 12, 2020 | News
First off, let me just say that “meek” is a terrible translation; it does not accurately convey Jesus’ intended meaning. Having said that, there doesn’t seem to be any one word in modern English that does. So the translators agreed to use meek. Meek here does not mean...
Jun 11, 2020 | News
Sooner or later everyone mourns. People we love pass from this life, and they are sorely missed. Even if they have been sick for such a long time that death comes as no surprise, the news hits like ton of bricks. If they have passed suddenly the shock is far greater....
Jun 10, 2020 | News
Jesus gave the Beatitudes, Matthew 5.1-12, as part of The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7. “Blessed” means to make a connection between our life circumstances and God’s grace and goodness. When life is good, peaceful, when we are filled with hope, joy, and positive...
Jun 8, 2020 | News
As far as I know this is not a true story. One very rainy day Bob visited his friend Tom. Tom was sitting there amid buckets and pans that were catching water coming in from his leaky roof. Bob: “Tom, why don’t you fix your roof?” Tom: “It’s raining and slippery; I’d...
