by Mathew Swora | Mar 1, 2017
Mark 9: 1 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 19, 2017
Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 19, 2017
Matthew 5: 21: “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone,[d] you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 19, 2017
Luke 2: 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[b]), 24 and to...
by Mathew Swora | Jan 29, 2017
Think carefully. They came from a backwards, war-torn region to the East, fleeing violence like what has torn up Syria and Yemen of late, much of it religiously-based. They were themselves quite religious, but in ways that seemed alien, even threatening, to the people...
