Teaching to Please God

In the society of first century Palestine, teachers held a position of great honor. Teachers had followers like the “groupies” who follow rock stars today. With such great honor attached to the profession, you can see why many wanted to become teachers at...

Seventy Times Seven

Forgiveness is not something that comes easily to most of us. Peter, one of Jesus’ disciples, asked him one day, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?” Trying to appear magnanimous he added, “Up to seven...

One More Chance

Jesus told the story of a man who found no fruit on one of his fig trees. He told his gardener, “This tree hasn’t born fruit for three years. It’s useless. Cut it down!”  The gardener replied, “Leave it alone, sir, one more year and...

What Do You Think This is Worth?

There’s much debate in America about the value of life. Issues such as capital punishment, abortion and euthanasia arouse great emotion. As the world’s population grows, many consider life to be not very valuable at all. But that’s completely...

The Value of Life

There’s much debate in America about the value of life. Issues such as capital punishment, abortion and euthanasia arouse great emotion. As the world’s population grows, many consider life to be not very valuable at all. But that’s completely...