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Jesus was quite the phenomenon. People were prepared to travel hundreds of miles, even on foot, if that is what it took, to meet Jesus. Matthew tells us why he was desperately sought after: [Jesus] went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and

Jesus seeing the crowds, Matthew tells us, ‘went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are …’ (Matt 5:1-2) The Greek word Makarios, from which we get the English, ‘blessed’ can, and does mean, ‘happy’. However, on the lips of Jesus this simple word is infused with a deeper meaning. Happiness is subjective. It describes a transitory mood. Human happiness is contingent on the chances and ch

Jesus, more than anyone else, offers us what we desperately need — a listening ear and hand to hold.

Our understanding of who God will shape how we pray and our posture in prayer will either build us up, or it will tear us apart.

Trust is where our deepest need for God and his greatest desire for us intersect. And nurturing triumphant trust takes enduring trying times

What does it mean to follow Jesus in a time such as this when we are at the tipping point of what is becoming increasingly a global crisis?