Matthew, The Tax Collector As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Matthew 9.9 Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. 14 As He… [Read More]
New Testament
Who Has The Keys?
Who Has The Keys? We went back to “real church” this past Sunday. A friend told me the pastor was going to begin teaching a series on Revelation. I like John the Revelator’s book – in the year 2000, after my hysterectomy, I began a deep dive into the last book of the Bible because… [Read More]
Young Ruler Rich
Young Ruler Rich: Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10.17-27) 17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” 18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.19 You… [Read More]
the value of one
Last week I mentioned here on my blog that I felt invisible at a recent ‘twitter party’. That feeling, obviously, is not uncommon – so many commented they too feel invisible. As some of you know I am neck deep in a new book, 40 Days of Lent – the people, places, and events surrounding… [Read More]
the prodigal
Several weeks ago, SharpShooter (my husband) was unloading groceries from the car when a bedraggled cat walking down our snow-covered country road caught his eye. It couldn’t be – could it? “Pippie, is that you?” Upon closer inspection, stooping down to the dirty, scruffy feline, he realized it was indeed, Captain Pip! Years ago, fifteen… [Read More]