Jesus has been telling those who want to be his followers about the sort of life they are to live. He has been telling them about the disposition of the…
“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming” (5:7). Easy for him to say. A sense of helplessness can make it hard to wait; so, too frustration, and…
We’re all just doing the best we can, day by day, though that’s not all that Christians are doing. We’re doing that, too, but we’re also learning to do something…
There are many place names in the Bible. If we had been born and raised in that part of the world, these names would be like saying Odessa, Laredo, Amarillo,…
Love your enemies. Jesus phrases the matter strongly to make a strong point, a holy point. Enemies oppose us because of what we believe. We are their enemy because their…