Today’s reading is 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3 The next three days we are going to look, section by section, at 1 Corinthians 13. This is the chapter of love. A little background before we get to it. Paul has spent time … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Hosea 11: 8-12 Today we see God’s reaction to His broken heart. He cannot give up His people. His compassion grows. He will not execute His anger. He’s not human, He is God. He doesn’t reason or act … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 6: 8-15 Sometimes folks will not like us. In doing the right things, we can get attacked. We can have harsh, or even untrue, things said about us. Today we see Stephen. Much like all the rest … Continue reading
This week’s reflections are written by Rev. Brian Johnson, one of our Associate Pastors here at St. Matthew’s Today’s reading is Luke 23: 44-56 In verses 44 – 49, we read about the death of Christ. Those agonizing hours on the … Continue reading
This week’s reflections are written by Rev. Brian Johnson, one of our Associate Pastors here at St. Matthew’s Today’s reading is Luke 23: 26-43 We read today about the crucifixion of Jesus. Another heavy passage to process and reflect upon. However, … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Luke 22: 1-23 Today we see Luke’s account of the giving of the Lord’s Supper. I am struck by so much within this text. But you know what strikes me most often? Jesus’ command to do this in … Continue reading
One of my favorite quotes that I’ve seen attributed to Dr. King is “I’ve decided to stick with love, hate is too heavy a burden to bear.” I wanted to look up the source of this quote, and this is … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Luke 6: 20-36 Today we see that our faith is going to always be something that goes against the grain of this world. Our faith must always be different. Our faith must not look like the world … Continue reading
On Wednesday mornings, I teach one of the most fun Bible studies I’ve ever taught. I teach our Older Adults here at St. Matthew’s a Bible study based off the classic book Hard Sayings of Jesus. Now, if anyone has … Continue reading
There is a phrase that Paul writes in today’s text that can sound hard for us at first, very scary for us at first, but is a true word, and something that we need to hear. Listen to what Paul … Continue reading
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