The significance of Jesus' "withdrawal" into Canaanite territory should not be underestimated. This was a significant moment for the Disciples to percieve the Good News of The Kingdom of God,…
In Matthew 15 Jesus gets away, like he often did, to spend time with his Father and the disciples; however, this time Jesus goes to an unclean place that he…
Jesus withdraws, as he had done many times with the disciples, to a place where no Jew wanted to go. Where he normally withdraws to a mountain or the desert,…
On this Sanctity of Life Sunday, the aftermath of Herod's anger at the Magi brings to the surface the subjects of birth, conception, God's purposes, and the enemy's desire to…
When Jesus is brought to the temple to be dedicated we see the confirming work of God's Spirit revealing that indeed Jesus is the Messiah anointed to be pierced for…
Matthew's Christmas story intends to show that Jesus is Israel's long-awaited Messiah. Yet there is so much in the story that is unexpected and even scandalous for his first readers.…
Jesus is born! The heavens were lit up with myriads upon myriads of angels filling the sky. The angels were the first witnesses to the coming of "Christ the Lord."…
Gabriel shows up through time to reveal the move of the presence of God for those on earth through the Son of Man and Son of God, namely, Jesus Lord…
The good news of Emmanuel (God with us) begins in antiquity but is revealed in Jesus. Jesus' coming rocked the world (Mt 11) beginning with John the Baptist. John's miraculous…
True Forgiveness will always result in our ability to bless and love those who hurt us. A formula for blessing is laid out in Jesus' teaching on Prayer. https://youtu.be/tICcJyTmEo8