Category Archives: Matthew

When No One is Looking

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Pete

It was a one-on-one encounter of the divine kind. It happened at night. It happened when he was alone. And it happened when no one was looking. I imagine there must have been chaos in the camp as Jacob prepared … Continue reading →

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A Holy Hand-off Into Unholy Hands

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Pete

It seems that before Jesus could go public with His ministry, His Father had arranged two meetings in preparation. The first was with John the Baptist in the Jordan (Matt. 3:13-17). In order to “fulfill all righteousness” Jesus, though without … Continue reading →

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The Barabbas Ploy

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Pete

I’m thinking that Pilate was pretty pleased with himself when he paired Jesus with Barabbas. What the chief priests were doing defied logic and reason. The depths of their hatred for the man Jesus was so disproportionate to anything the … Continue reading →

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Awesome!

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Pete

Honestly, it would have been awesome . . . and I try not to use that word very much, trying to reserve it for that which is truly . . . well, awesome! But it would have been. Had Jesus, … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Thing

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Pete

Though she intended it to be all about Him, somehow it would also become about her. Though she only wanted to honor Him, He determined to also honor her. Though she wasn’t looking to establish a legacy, yet she gained … Continue reading →

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A Right Response to the Word

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Pete

Some pretty high-powered reading this morning. Romans 3 declares that all have sinned, the law bearing witness to man’s failure at works-based righteousness. And then it reveals that a righteousness of God has been manifest — “the righteousness of God … Continue reading →

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Producing Kingdom Fruit

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Pete

This morning, I’m hovering over a story Jesus told to the chief priests and elders after they asked Him, “By what authority are you doing these things?” (Matt. 21:23). Jesus has refused to answer them directly because they have refused … Continue reading →

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Eyes Opened Wide

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Pete

That they would be desperate is not surprising. Don’t know how long these two men had been blind, but long enough to be sitting by the roadside begging. And you got to know that while they appreciated the alms that … Continue reading →

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Tell No One

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Pete

So, . . . I think I’m pretty good at maintaining a confidence when I’m asked to. Tell me to keep something a secret, and I’m thinking I’ll be able to do that. But aren’t there some things that would … Continue reading →

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A Foreign Language

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Pete

Her situation was desperate and He was in the neighborhood. She had a daughter “severely oppressed by a demon” — a demon perhaps invited into the home through her pagan practices. He was the Son of God. She was on … Continue reading →

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