Jun2025
Text me
by Reid Matthias
As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. ‘Tell us,’ they said, ‘when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age?’ (Matthew 24:3).
Jun2025
Inside, outside
by Reid Matthias
[Jesus said,] ‘Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean’ (Matthew 23:27).
Jun2025
Woe and wonder
by Reid Matthias
[Jesus said,] ‘Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices – mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law – justice, mercy and faithfulness’ (Matthew 23:23a).
Jun2025
Hypocritic oath
by Reid Matthias
[The teachers of the law and the Pharisees] tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them (Matthew 23:4).
Jun2025
God of the living
by Reid Matthias
Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like angels in heaven’ (Matthew 22:29,30).
Jun2025
Finally free
by Reid Matthias
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away saying, ‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you’ (Luke 8:38,39a).
