Rejoice and be glad” (Matthew 5:11–12). There’s no enthusiasm, no natural human quality, that can withstand the strain that Jesus Christ places upon his workers. The only thing strong enough is a ...

Reverend Justin Danielson, Parkview Christian Church - Centralia We find Jesus praying throughout the Gospels often. He ...

In fact James and Joseph, "brothers of Jesus", are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls "the other Mary". 158 They are close relations of Jesus ...

The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for Trinity 18 in this Year B is Mark 9.38–50. It is a rather unusual reading; it ...

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...

Transformation of Lives: The power of disciple-making lies in its capacity to transform lives ... By making disciples who make disciples, we contribute to the global spread of Christianity. In Matthew ...

This past August, my extended family and I visited Black Mountain, North Carolina, for a week. The first night we arrived, I ...

Only Matthew’s Gospel records this thought ... John also speaks of one special male disciple whom Jesus “loved”. This ...

As someone who tries to be a worthy disciple of Jesus Christ ... I was a stranger and you took Me in" (Matthew 25:35; Jesus’ words). "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing ...