Today's Passage: Matthew 18:15-35Sin brings brokenness. Brokenness often shows itself in relationships. Your family is often your closest relationship (for good or bad). Thanksgiving and Christmas oft...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Matthew 18:1-14I believe the primary lens in which to view Matthew 18 is through the lens of humility. The chapter opens up with the disciples debating over who is the best. They ask ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew17:14–27Matthew 17 records Jesus showing his full glory at the Transfiguration witnessed by Peter, James, and John. Our passage today juxtaposes that display with the absolute ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 17:1-13In one of the most spectacular moments recorded in the scriptures, the Transfiguration of Jesus reveals some incredibly powerful truths to us.1. Christ has come, and no...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 16What does it mean for you to take up your cross and follow Jesus? This passage is often quoted in Christian circles, and we know that it means we should follow the example o...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 15:21-29This woman seems like she would be the last person on earth who could truly understand who Jesus is, and yet, much like the centurion in Matthew 8, she sees Him for ex...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 15:1-20The Pharisees accuse the disciples of not obeying “the tradition of the elders”. You might ask, “What is the ‘Tradition of the Elders?’”It goes back to Ezra and Nehemia...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 14:22-36The humanity and deity of Jesus is on full display in this passage. It is true that Jesus is both fully God AND fully man. He is not a hybrid of God and man; he is ful...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Matthew 14:1-21Today we have two really important stories in the gospels. We read about the death of John the Baptist and about the Feeding of the 5,000. Two stories that at first gla...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 13:44–58A friend told me about an app he installed on his phone called WeCroak. From the app website, “The WeCroak app is inspired by a Bhutanese folk saying: to be a happy pe...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 13:24-43 Jesus continued to teach in parable form as prophesied (Matt. 13:34-35). While a very popular and influential teaching style, there was certainly some ambiguity from ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 13:1-23In this parable, Jesus outlines the seed, the soil, and the response to explain the kingdom of Heaven. Let's consider these separately for a second.The SeedThe Seed is ...  Read More