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
Podcast of: Not Peace, but a Sword
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
Podcast of: The Road is Hard
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
Podcast of: Lipstick on a Pig
The 25th in a series of Podcasts about what Jesus said.
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
A Father’s Day Remembrance
In My Father's Arms
Podcast of: Do Not Judge
Do Not Judge
June 14, 2018 Do Not Judge Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. Matthew 7:1 When I think of judgment, I remember a scene I witnessed several times growing up. The parents of one of my friends had matching easy chairs in their living room with a small table between them. They … Continue reading Do Not Judge
Contemplating Grace 