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Jan. 11 – Thoughts on Gen. 27-28 & Matt. 8:18-34

Often in scripture we find people using the phrase, “the Lord your God”, usually when speaking to their parents.  This is a common and necessary transition in our own faith development, the transition from living out our parent’s faith to claiming it as our own.  For some, this happens in adolescence as we become adults […]

Jan. 11 – Thoughts on Gen. 27-28 & Matt. 8:18-34

Often in scripture we find people using the phrase, “the Lord your God”, usually when speaking to their parents.  This is a common and necessary transition in our own faith development, the transition from living out our parent’s faith to claiming it as our own.  For some, this happens in adolescence as we become adults […]

Jan. 10 – Thoughts on Gen. 25-26 & Matt. 8:1-17

Jesus loved everyone with whom He came into contact.  In today’s passage, Jesus is face to face with a very motley crew, and yet He loves every one in a tangible way. First, it’s the leper.  Leprosy was a contagious disease that killed off the nerve endings in your body, leaving you without feeling.  And […]