New Testament

Matthew 1 reminds me of that awful feeling of watching someone else’s “home movies”. We know few of the people and have no context about

Matthew 2 reminds me of my own personal reaction to Jesus. Like the participants in today’s chapter, at different times in my life I perceived

Matthew 3 reminds me of my personal pre-baptism experience. Like most people, I did not consider myself a sinner, certainly not as bad as many

Matthew 4 reminds that there are family patterns of behavior that seem normal, until we are old enough to interact with other families. Those behaviors

Matthew 5 reminds me of teaching children’s Sunday school. Young children tend to have a Santa Claus faith; because they have heard that they must

Matthew 5 continues with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. It reminds me of a recent conference. While waiting for a session to begin, I began

Matthew 6 reminds me of my inability to express myself in my youth. I recall the frustration of having enormous emotion, but no means to

Matthew 6 reminds me of gymnasts. Growing up with siblings that were part of the sport turned my back yard into a circus performance at

Matthew 7 reminds me of the comic picture of the very large man standing on a scale shouting, “Don’t judge me!” The role of the

Matthew 8 reminds me of decorating the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. This was a tradition in my house growing up, but it wasn’t until