The Faith

There is a crossroads that we all come. Not the one that Robert Johnson sung about but the place where we must make decisions with eternal consequences. We hear the proclamation of the gospel. We hear Christ say, “Follow me.” The call is for a faith of reckless abandonment. “When Christ calls a man,” wrote … Continue reading The Faith

Restoration

As I’m reading through Matthew 8, I find there three miracles of Christ grouped together—the healing of a leper (vv.1-4), the healing of a centurion’s servant (vv.5-13), and the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law and the exorcism of multitudes (vv. 14-17). These passages represent the goodness and restoration associated with the ministry of Israel’s long awaited … Continue reading Restoration