A friend of mine asked me today about the story in the book of Matthew in which Jesus drives the demons out of two men and into a herd of pigs who all go over a cliff and die. In the end, the townspeople all tell Jesus to leave. In Matthew 8:34 we read, “And behold, all the city came out to me
A friend of mine once commented: “You are certainly blessed by the love of the scriptures and we are blessed for your interptation here. I would like to hear from you about your take on the story of Abraham and Isaac.“ Thank you for the kind comment. I would be happy to discuss this of
As I studied this story in Scripture here in the Gospel of Matthew 19:16-26 as well as the Gospels of Mark 10:17-27 and Luke 18:18-27, I realized that there was a meaning that I had never seen. I realized that this Scripture is often taken out of context and that also, because it was taken out of co
A friend of mine, Heather, asked me this question the other day. I love these kind of questions because often it is hard to wrap our mind around things that happened in ancient history, especially Biblical things. Q: “What happened to Jesus between the ages of 12 and 30? Is there a gap in the
It’s not easy to hear God speak to us in a world that is fast paced with so many images and sounds blaring from every corner of our existence. Sometimes I really have to listen, I am constantly reminded of Psalms 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God”. I look for opportunities to
A friend of mine went to a Bible study this week and contacted me with this question: “….we read a good amount of Romans. We ended up discussing how we are saved by faith alone, but I couldn’t help but disagree. James 2:24 clearly says we are not saved by works alone, and Matthew 7