For the guilty there was no mercy in Moses’ law, but Jesus came bringing grace and giving His life as a ransom.  What a great contrast...

What do we do with our guilt?  It torments sensitive souls, but Jesus Christ died that whoever believes in Him should be forgiven and...

You don’t know what you don’t know. That’s oblivion. The disciples of Jesus suffered from it but great is the love of Christ. Today’s...

In light of Jesus’ parables, we might wonder if He is teaching that we are saved by our own merits. Did Jesus teach salvation by works?...

The Triune God always made the first move and He continues to make the first move. He came to Adam, to Moses, to the people in Jerusalem,...

My failed good intentions show I need someone to bail me out. But I do not deserve it.   Only God’s grace through Christ’s offering can...

Who would begrudge grace? Doesn’t everyone sing “Amazing Grace” with much gusto? Apparently not, as Jesus demonstrates in an alarming...

Today’s reading Genesis 42-43; Matthew 13:33-58 Selected verses He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the...

Today’s reading: Genesis 12-14; Matthew 5:1-26 Selected verses So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why...

Today’s reading: Genesis 1-2; Matthew 1 Select verses And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there...

Unlike physical blindness, spiritual blindness is a condition which cannot be detected by those who suffer from it. Today’s reading: Luke...

The readings for this weekend show what slow learners and how inconsistent the disciples of Jesus were.  They failed to make connections...