by Mathew Swora | Jan 5, 2016
Matthew 2: 1 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 16, 2015
What grows in the absence of knowledge? Not just ignorance, but fear. Relationships between most Americans and Muslims are highly charged with fear today, since terrorism has stepped so boldly into the gap of knowledge between our two communities. There’s no...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 15, 2015
14Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 4, 2015
Before any discussion of practical and pastoral matters begins in I Timothy, the author sets the groundwork for what follows in verses 15-17 in the first chapter: “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 1, 2015
Jeremiah 33: 14 ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and...
by Mathew Swora | Nov 17, 2015
Mark 12: 13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you...
