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The scene changes quickly. Children were being brought to him, but now “ someone” shows up with a burning question. Matthew gives us no...

We have established that this chapter contains the wisdom of a woman, a mother of a king. We have also established that this whole...

Jesus and the disciples have gathered at base camp Capernaum to prepare for a journey to Jerusalem. Apparently, they are now ready and so...

The rest of this chapter, from verse 10 through 31, is frequently read and cited, and for that reason it seems important to both Jews and...

Where are we in the story? This whole chapter is a rather extended discourse about leaders and members of the Community of the King, aka...

Throughout these devotionals from Proverbs, right up to this last chapter in the book, a recurrent theme has been the difficulty we have...

After the glory of the Transfiguration when Jesus was honored by Moses and Elijah and confirmed by God as his Son, Jesus and the...

Agur, whoever he is, has properly and humbly introduced himself as wise only because God has given him a gift. God has given him some...

The Transfiguration is a high point in the story, both for Jesus and for the disciples. From here, Jesus takes a different direction. As...

I have been trying to get at least two devotionals out of every chapter, three out of some. That means, though, that I have left many...

What came before? Jesus and the disciples journeyed north of Galilee into the district of Caesarea Philippi, which was a Roman-governed...

Last week’s devotional was based on one verse, 29:18.  “ Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint.”   We saw that this...

16: 13-17.   Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man...

One verse will not do, one chapter will not do, one book of the Bible will not do. It takes the whole Bible to disciple true believers....

Consider this: In Chapter 14, Jesus fed the 5000, walked on water, and healed the sick at Gennesaret. In Chapter 15, Jesus healed the...

The righteous, the wise, and the upright here are contrasted with the wicked, the scoffers, and the fools. We can guess where this is...

Throughout the last couple of chapters, the crowds have chased Jesus, the Pharisees have cross-examined him, and Jesus has kept moving...

Long have I argued that one verse will never do. Nevertheless, let’s consider one verse in Proverbs, and then see how its point resonates...

The previous chapter, 14, began with Herod the ruler hearing about Jesus and wondering if he was the reincarnation of John the Baptist....

Proverbs is full of contrasts between the rich and the poor; but it is not as simple as that. In this chapter, the category of the ‘rich’...