Daily Thoughts From God's Word

July 31st! Wow, we’re looking at August! There’s an old adage about “Christmas in July;” I’m not sure about its origin or its specific...

The time of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the plot to kill Jesus. The people turned against him. Even Peter denied...

Jesus has taught, cast out demons, healed, and been with the people. He has been received by some and reviled by others. He has entered...

Every time I see, in the Gospels, a statement about Jesus' compassion, I am deeply affected. Moved by compassion, Jesus fed the 4,000. So...

The demons cast out of the Gerasene man, the healing of the woman with a blood issue, the healing of Jarius’ daughter, the feeding of the...

Very quickly in chapter 1, Mark writes, “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying,...

Matthew’s Gospel rushes quickly to its conclusion. The enemies of Jesus were about to have their way or so it seemed. Cunningly they...

The triumphal entry. Well, we often call it that, but it seems anything but triumphal. It was, perhaps, initially, but how quickly the...

Mercy, a major theme in these chapters. And it all begins with the One of whom it is said, in the transfiguration, “This is my beloved...

There is so much going on in these chapters: the death of John the Baptist, the feeding of 5,000, the storm, healings, and the continued...

John was in prison and to John’s question as to whether Jesus was Messiah, Jesus instructed John's guys to tell him all they were seeing:...

“When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him” (8:1). Not surprised, are we? A leper, a servant, many oppressed by...

Be careful how you judge others. Oh my, it is so easy to spot the speck in the eye of another while completely missing the log in my own...

One of the most difficult of Jesus’ teachings, I think: “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen...

The Sermon on the Mount! Jesus begins with the Beatitudes, and the life he describes is nothing like that pursued by the world. Consider...