A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Easter Sunday Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:1-20 (NRSVUE) I've certainly enjoyed working through Matthew's Gospel during this Lenten Season and I apprecia...

Happy Easter! This is the final blog for #Lent even though we ended Lent yesterday. Thanks for all who joined in the #dailydevotion as we read through Matthew together. Here is the #Easter story:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Forty Scripture Reading: Matthew 27:57-66 (NRSVUE) On this Holy Saturday, we ponder the burial of Jesus.  Matthew's Gospel is the only one of the ...

We've reached the last day of #Lent on this #HolySaturday. Today's #dailydevotion looks at the mysterious Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple who buried Jesus in his tomb.

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Nine Scripture Reading: Matthew 27:1-56 (NRSVUE) It is only in Matthew's account that we see the price of Jesus' betrayal named as thirty pieces ...

On this #GoodFriday, how do we take the place of Simon of Cyrene? Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thiry-Eight Scripture Reading: Matthew 26:17-75 (NRSVUE)   On this Holy Thursday, we remember the institution of the Lord's Supper out of the Passover m...

Once again we are reminded of grace on this #HolyThursday. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Seven Today's Reading: Matthew 26:1-16 (NRSVUE) Jesus has finished his time of teaching (in the last chapter) as he notes that the crucifixion is ...

Jesus is anointed as we move through #holyweek. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Six Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:31-46 (NRSVUE) This is one of the most famous passages from Matthew and it only occurs in his Gospel.  We don'...

Just as you did (or did not) do it to the least of these... Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent as we move through #HolyWeek:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Five Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:1-30 (NRSVUE) These two parables are about who is in and who is out.  We may feel a little sorry for the fooli...

Two parables for Monday of #HolyWeek - bridesmaids and stewardship. Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Four Scripture Reading: Matthew 24:29-51 (NRSVUE)   As we see things change all around us, we may long for a time of stability.  When we see inju...

Sometimes we are missing what is right in front of us. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Three Scripture Reading: Matthew 24:1-28 (NRSVUE) Matthew pivots from the hypocrisy of the Pharisees to the destruction of the Temple.  Of course,...

Sometimes chaos makes it difficult to love and sometimes it clarifies it. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-Two Scripture Reading: Matthew 23:1-39 (NRSVUE) Matthew compiles a lot of frustration from Jesus against the Pharisees in this chapter.  This ma...

Jesus isn't above a little hyperbole when dealing with the Pharisees. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty-One Scripture Reading: Matthew 22:23-46 (NRSVUE) We see Jesus as a Rabbi, engaging Pharisees and Sadducees with his own interpretation of the sc...

What's first on our to-do list as disciples? Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirty Today's Reading: Matthew 22:1-22 (NRSVUE) In this passage, we find that the parable of the wedding banquet may have been influenced by the e...

It's a trap! Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Nine Scripture Reading: Matthew 21:23-46 (NRSVUE) Matthew is writing about Jesus who lived around 30 CE, but he may also be referring to events a...

Sometimes we put up fences unintentionally. Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Eight Today's Reading: Matthew 21:1-22 (NRSVUE) Here we have Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.  He comes in humility at the mercy of his enemies - hard...

I take the poor fig tree as a metaphor. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Seven Today's Reading: Matthew 20:20-34 (NRSVUE) When we read this story today, Christians invariably think of James and John sitting on either si...

Sometimes we have trouble seeing! Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Six Today's Reading: Matthew 20:1-19 ( NRSVUE) I find it fascinating that Jesus makes his third prediction of his condemnation by the religious ...

How do you feel about people cutting in line? Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Five Scripture Reading: Matthew 19:1-30 (NRSVUE) We continue to refine what it means to be in relationship with others as a disciple of Jesus.  A...

Jesus speaks pretty radically on #divorce in today's reading. Here's the #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Four Scripture Reading: Matthew 18:1-35 (NRSVUE) In this chapter, Jesus asks us to reevaluate our relationships and how we value people.  Childre...

How are we to treat the obstinate? Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Three Scripture Reading: Matthew 17:1-27 (NRSVUE) Some scholars have thought that the Transfiguration could have been a post-resurrection appearan...

When is the body of Christ transfigured for the world? Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-Two Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:1-28 (NRSVUE) Sometimes it is hard to perceive the deeper spiritual meaning of life when we are worried about ...

Warning! Dangerous discipleship ahead. Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty-One Scripture Reading: Matthew 15:1-39 (NRSVUE) We see the lack of compassion on display by the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem who would h...

What if divinity comes in how we are able to see people as God sees them? Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twenty Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:1-36 (NRSVUE) We have an interlude of the death of John the Baptist - an important figure in Jesus' life as th...

You're halfway through #Lent today! We may find it easier to share in the feast when we recognize abundance:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Nineteen Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:24-58 (NRSVUE) Jesus continues to teach in parables, and we have the lengthier weeds and wheat followed by sev...

Jesus tells us to leave the weeds alone, but we often feel the need to pull them. Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Eighteen Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:1-23 (NRSVUE) Jesus was a teller of stories - he made points with parables.  The great thing about a parable i...

You're really planting there? Don't listen to the naysayers! Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Seventeen Scripture Reading: Matthew 12:22-50 (NRSVUE) We start with another miracle of Jesus restoring sight and speaking to a man.  The crowds begin...

Often, I find circumstance keeps me from appreciating the finer points of life! Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Sixteen Today's Reading: Matthew 12:1-21 (NRSVUE) We see a difference in interpretation between Jesus and the Pharisees regarding the Sabbath.  As w...

The ultimate law of Christ is love. Here's today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Fifteen Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:1-30 (NRSVUE) We see Jesus preaching in the places where his disciples were raised.  This would make sense in ...

Our four-footed friends could teach us something about repentance. Here's today's #DailyDevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Fourteen Scripture Reading: Matthew 10:1-42 (NRSVUE) Jesus appears to be talking directly to the disciples of his day as his ministry and message wer...

What does it mean to bring peace to a household? Today's #dailydevotion for #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Thirteen Scripture Reading: Matthew 9:1-38 (NRSVUE) We've got a whole lot of healing going on here. Earlier Jesus had told a man to pay what was appr...

Sometimes we are unable to see and sometimes when we do see, we are unable to speak about it. Here's Day 13 of #Lent:

A Lenten Reading of Matthew - Day Twelve Today's Reading: Matthew 8:1-34 (NRSVUE) As Jesus returns to society after teaching, we see him put his sermon into action in chapter eight!...

Sometimes the storms come to all of us. Here's the reading for day 12 of #Lent: