Monthly Archives: March 2013

March 19, 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 23:24 “You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” I cannot read Matthew 23 any more the way I used to, since watching the Visual Bible video of Matthew. The whole chapter is a diatribe … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2013

Posted on March 19, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 21:31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” I am continually struck by the practicality of the Bible. It says some really deep things, but it always comes back to how those things affect how we live. … Continue reading →

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March 17, 2013

Posted on March 19, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 13:40-43 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom … Continue reading →

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March 16, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 10:39 “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” In any language this famous saying of Jesus violates our normal thinking, but I find the Japanese particularly illuminating here. … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 9:12-13 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?” … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 5:20 “For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.” I feel sure that some who heard this at the … Continue reading →

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March 12, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Going back to yesterday’s definition of righteousness as doing what is right, this verse seems suddenly up to date. The recent story … Continue reading →

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March 11, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 3:15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. The baptism of Jesus is of course a very famous scene, but it bears more thought. … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Malachi 4:5-6 “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; … Continue reading →

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