The Gospel lesson for June 22 in my tradition and many other churches is from Matthew 9:35-10:8. Please read the passage sometime, but in summary it recounts Jesus traveling to various places to ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches ...

This book opens with the lines, "These are the secret words which the living Jesus spoke, and the twin, Didymos Judas Thomas wrote them down." Then there follows a list of the sayings of Jesus.

Jesus reveals that the greatest command is to love God with all we’ve got and our neighbor as ourselves (Mt. 22:38-39). Why?

Rev. John E. Harnish is a retired United Methodist pastor and author living in Benzie County. His wife, two sons and daughter ...

A well-known passage for living in the Kingdom of God is found in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5 through 7.

Even though society may have changed, the meaning of Jesus’ teachings remains the same. The teachings of Jesus are out of date, society has changed a lot in 2000 years. Jesus was the Son of God.

This miracle is an example of Jesus’ inclusion of everyone as he heals the servant of a Roman officer. The Roman officer was a kind man as he cared about his servants. Many others would not have ...