Chap. 28 - The Great End
When it comes to chapter 28--I know that conflict is the soul of story, and that happy things are good but hard to write about since...
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Journeying (and Journaling) Through Matthew
For 28 days, starting on Sept. 7, I'll be journalling one chapter of Matthew each day. I'd like people to join me in reading and reflecting on the Scriptures. My hope is to read Matthew with new eyes, looking for the strange among the familiar, the refreshing among the stale.
It would be great if you took some time to read Matthew in September. I should also note that this is a fundraiser for Journey Canada, so if you'd be willing to donate to support this journey, you can do so at the Journey for Hope page.
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Chap. 27 - The Hard Part
Whenever I read through a gospel, I always dread this chapter--the one in which the trial and crucifixion of Jesus is described. I doubt...
Chap. 25 - Be Ready
As with yesterday's passage, today's chapter has some anxiety inducing parables. Again, I can hear preachers and Bible study leaders from...
Chap. 24 - A Great Shattering
This is sort of the great apocalyptic passage of the New Testament. When I was young, we used to love reading this passage and...
Chap. 23 - Nasty Pharisees
This morning’s reading hits a bit different than usual. It’s a diatribe directed at the Pharisees and Jewish leaders, and it was one I...
Chap. 22 - The Feast
The chapter this morning is full of puzzling passages--what does it mean that, "God is the god of the living, not the dead"? In fact this...
Chap. 21 - The Gentle Revolution
Each morning when I do my reading in Matthew, I come prayerfully, hoping that God will show me something new in the text. Most mornings I...
Chap. 20 - Humility
An incident I was involved with yesterday and an article I read have me thinking about the concept of humiliation and the relationship to...
Chap. 19 - The Shape of Desire
This chapter today is very familiar to me. I have made extensive study of what's said in the first half of the chapter about marriage and...
Chap. 18 - Trappers
As I approach the text this morning, the thing that puzzles me is right up front. Jesus famously takes a child and says, "...whoever...
Chap. 17 - Heavily Taxed Fish
Honestly, the miracle at the end of Matthew 17 has to be one of the oddest in the Gospels. All the others feel like the are big, helpful...
Matt. 16 - The Stake You'll be Hung On
This read through Matthew has certainly been striking for me. I've always known that Jesus is not particularly "chill" and there are a...
Chap. 15 - Pure in Heart
The opening verses of chapter 15 really strike me this morning, as I look at them in the different (to me) language that Ruden uses. The...
Chap. 14 - A Sordid Episode
I don't feel like I have much to say about this morning's chapter. As I read it, it seems to me that it is divided up into two main...
Chap. 13 - Soft Hearted
I am finding myself a bit discouraged this morning about the state of my own heart. I was in a conversation with a friend earlier this...
Chap. 12 - Sabbaton
As in any household, there is a difference of opinion among me and the four other people who live with me as to what good music is. I...
Chap. 11 - Is It easy?
I've said I'm trying to read Matthew with new eyes, and I feel like that's happening for me to some extent. It certainly happened for me...
Chap. 10 - Apocalypse Now
As I'm journaling Matthew, I'm trying to be personal rather than intellectual. But I've been trying to learn about the Bible for many...
Chap. 9 - ...but now I see
Several months ago I was on the phone with an old friend. He and I were catching up on our lives, and it was pretty depressing. He had...
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