Category: Matthew
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Day 287: Sower (A poem based on Matthew 13:1-9)
Through the Bible: Matthew 13, Luke 8
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Stay Hungry, Stay Satisfied (Matthew 5:6; Philippians 3:4-14)
In part four of our study of the Beatitudes, we talk about how we can be hungry and satisfied at the same time.
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Day 285: When Jesus Described His Heart (Matthew 11:28–30)
When Jesus described His own heart, He didn’t say holy, powerful, or righteous. He said gentle and lowly. The only time He tells us what His heart is like, He shows us that it’s open to the weary and heavy laden—especially when we least deserve it.
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Day 285: Woe to You, Chorazin! (Matthew 11:21)
During a visit to the ruins of Chorazin, one of the cities Jesus cursed, I saw something carved into the stones of an ancient synagogue that made His words come alive. It’s a sobering reminder of how easy it is to let compromise slip into our worship until what was once true becomes only true-ish.
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Day 284: How Many Times Did a Woman Anoint Jesus? (Luke 7:36-50)
All four Gospels record a woman anointing Jesus with costly perfume. Are they describing the same event, or more than one? This reflection traces the differences between Luke’s “woman of the city,” Mary of Bethany, and the unnamed woman in Matthew and Mark—and what their stories reveal about grace that multiplies.
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Day 280: Whose Faith Did Jesus See? (Mark 2:3-12)
When Jesus healed the paralytic, He saw their faith—the faith of the friends who carried, climbed, and refused to give up. Maybe your faith can carry someone to Jesus, too.