If developing character and virtue are so important, then there are several key questions we have to grapple with. They are: How do we define a virtue? Who actually determines what is virtuous...
When it comes to answering the question, ‘Does our work matter to God?’ most churches say yes. But they give different answers...
Matthew, the tax collector-turned-apostle, recounts Jesus’ actions and teachings to show us how God intends us to live and work in his new kingdom.
Work is an essential component of God's kingdom. Matthew, the tax collector-turned-apostle, recounts Jesus’ actions and teachings to show us how God...
At the beginning of his earthly ministry, Jesus announces that “the kingdom of heaven has come near” (Matthew 4:17). When we read...
We live in what theologians call “the already, but not yet.” The kingdom of heaven has already been inaugurated by Jesus in...
Herod’s Disturbance (Click Here to Read) In this daily reflection from The High Calling, Mark Roberts writes about how, in contrast to Herod in Matthew 2, we can submit our daily life and...
Nearly thirty years have elapsed between chapters two and three. John the Baptist reveals Jesus’ true identity as the Son of God...
Chapters 5 through 7 in Matthew's Gospel give us the most complete version of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. While this very...
The Sermon on the Mount opens with the beatitudes—eight statements beginning with the word blessed.[1] This word affirms a state of blessing that already exists. Each beatitude declares that a group of people...
The “poor in spirit” are those who cast themselves on God's grace.[1] We personally acknowledge our spiritual...
Those blessed with mourning about their own failings can receive comfort by admitting their errors.
Understanding the fourth beatitude turns on understanding what Jesus meant by righteousness. In ancient Judaism, righteousness meant...
If you are blessed with sorrow for your own failings (the second beatitude) and with right relationships (the fourth beatitude), you will...
Purity of heart arises not from perfection of our will, but from reception of God’s grace.
The seventh beatitude takes every Christian worker into the task of conflict resolution. Conflicts arise whenever people...
The eighth and final beatitude may strike us as negative. Up to this point, the beatitudes have...
Following the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers that people who receive these blessings matter: You are...
Jesus makes a startling statement in Matthew 5:20. “I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you...
Jesus speaks about wealth frequently. Wealth and provision are not in themselves work, but they are often the result of work, our own or someone else’s. A central tenet of economics is that...
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