In Luke 15, Jesus presents a picture of God as the loving father waiting for his rogue son to return. The father is not passively waiting, he is actively searching the horizon for sight of the son who was lost to him. Contrast that picture with … [Continue reading]
This is the 25th post in the Sermon on the Mount Series. In Matthew 6, Jesus gives us two pitfalls to avoid when praying: Don't pray to impress the people around you (Matthew 6:5) Don't use meaningless repetition (Matthew 6:7) I thought it … [Continue reading]
A Tweet in reaction to yesterday's post made it apparent that I need to provide a qualification to some of my comments in the post. Here is the Tweet: https://twitter.com/cbcportugal/status/658581434190426112 In the post, I had no intention … [Continue reading]
This is the 24th post in the Sermon on the Mount Series. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have … [Continue reading]
