It may seem redundant for me to say that the path leading toward the Father’s kingdom often runs through the valley of the shadow of death and close to our enemies who are enmeshed in evil, but redundant or not, it is true. A seminary professor once told me that the truth, even though it… Continue reading Matthew 26:57-27:10 – Peter, Judas, and a New Day
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Matthew 26:26-56 – Betrayal, Rejection, and Friends
Judas has left the building and, unbeknownst to the remaining disciples, his departure began a chain of events from which there was no turning back. I imagine Judas scurrying down the street to meet the chief priests, every once-in-a-while stopping to look back, wondering if he was doing the right thing. But each time he… Continue reading Matthew 26:26-56 – Betrayal, Rejection, and Friends
Matthew 10:1-4 – The Answer to Jesus’s Prayer
Long before Scheherazade, Charles Heath, or Charles Dickens, Matthew penned a cliffhanger when he recorded Jesus’s words to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” If this was a movie from the 30’s we might splash… Continue reading Matthew 10:1-4 – The Answer to Jesus’s Prayer