Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Thanksgiving! There are so many Thanksgiving psalms. Which to choose to read and reflect on, this morning? I’m not sure I can say it...

Two parables, here: The Ten Bridesmaids and The Talents. Both continue the theme of the coming Kingdom of God and, in particular, those...

“Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered...

Jesus does not take it easy on the Pharisees who themselves take it easy while piling onto others unreasonable expectations. And even...

I have so often taught from the stories of the Herodians and Sadducees and Pharisees approaching Jesus in order, not to follow him, but...

“Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go...

Very few passages speak more powerfully to the grace God has shown us than this parable of the laborers. “After agreeing with the...

Jesus travels southward: “Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond...

“If your brother sins against you . . .” (18:15). And, so, Jesus begins to tell us in the church how to deal with wrongs committed...

Here is the transfiguration in which Matthew reports, “A bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my...

“And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven” (16:1). Of course, this is not...

May I add a brief addendum to our “Daily Word,” this morning? I came across this hymn, written by Phoebe Brown. From hymnary.org: “A...

Jesus found himself, once again, tangling with the Pharisees and their legalisms and hypocrisy. How different was the Canaanite woman: ...

“At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, and he said to his servants, ‘This is John the Baptist. He has been...

“That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and...