Do You Have Eyes? “Do you have eyes and fail to see? Do you have ears and fail to hear? And do you not remember?” Then he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?” Mark 8:18,21 In this story, the disciples complain because they failed to bring enough bread with them. Jesus says, “Do … Continue reading Do You Have Eyes?
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You Give Them Something to Eat
You Give Them Something to Eat When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” But he answered them, … Continue reading You Give Them Something to Eat
Forgive Seventy-Seven Times
Forgive Seventy-Seven Times Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21-22 The context for this passage of scripture is that Jesus … Continue reading Forgive Seventy-Seven Times
Do You Want to be Made Well?
Do You Want to be Made Well? One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” John 5:5-6 In this scene, Jesus is passing by a series … Continue reading Do You Want to be Made Well?
Your Will Be Done
Your Will Be Done Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 This passage comes from the Lord’s Prayer. Many of us repeat it, often mindlessly, on Sundays in church. The sentiment for God’s will to be done is found throughout the Bible. One memorable usage occurs … Continue reading Your Will Be Done
Ask, Search, Knock
Ask, Search, Knock Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 These words are among the most quoted and familiar … Continue reading Ask, Search, Knock
Strain a Gnat, Swallow a Camel
Strain a Gnat, Swallow a Camel Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law; justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but … Continue reading Strain a Gnat, Swallow a Camel
Not Peace, but a Sword
Not Peace, but a Sword Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34 This passage of scripture is easy to ignore as improbable to have been said by Jesus. Perhaps it was mistranslated. Perhaps a disgruntled biblical scribe … Continue reading Not Peace, but a Sword
The Road is Hard
The Road is Hard Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14 This teaching … Continue reading The Road is Hard
Lipstick on a Pig
Lipstick on a Pig Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you. Matthew 7:6 When Jesus says, “Do not throw your pearls before swine,” I think of the old proverb, “You can put lipstick on … Continue reading Lipstick on a Pig
Contemplating Grace 