Entrusted and Trusting Matthew 25:14-30 You know I've heard a sermon or two that just gets this parable all wrong. Of course, i...

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “Encouraging Words about the End” History has an end. The Greek word the New Testament uses for it is “Telos...

What will Heaven be like? All Saints' Day - November 5, 2017 Revelation 7, 1 John 3, Matthew 5 It's a simple enough question, “W...

Romans 10:5-17 Matthew 14:22-33 You've gotta love Peter.  He's the best.  And he's the worst.  He's the one bold enough t...

Matthew 22:15-22 “Render to Caesar, Render to God” Here again another confrontation with his opponents, this time through intermediates. ...

Matthew 21:23-27 “By What Authority?” When I was a kid, and my parents told me “no”, and I asked “why?”, they'd sometimes say,...

Matthew 18:21-35 “Forgiveness, Continued...” Today Matthew's Gospel continues to take us on a survey of forgiveness. We've ...

Matthew 16:21-28 “What Kind of Christ?” Last Sunday we heard of Peter's bright, shining moment.  Jesus asks, “who do you say that I a...

Toward a Christian View of “Race” (printed in the Messiah Messenger church newsletter, September 2016) I was catching a flight to Mi...

Matthew 15:21-28 “When Yes Looks like No” You know that old saying about how God answers prayers either with a yes, no, or “wait”. I thin...