The Weed-Puller

he parable of the tares in Matthew 13 isn’t really asking, “Am I a weed?” It’s asking, “Who am I treating like one?” Jesus acknowledges evil, but He doesn’t tell us to start pulling people up. He tells us to trust God with the sorting and focus on growing faithfully ourselves.

Duck! The Sower is Coming!

While the parable of the Sower (Matt 13) describes the reasons people fail to fully embrace faith in Christ, it also leaves us wondering why God would distribute His Word and His Love so indiscriminately. Do you hold back charity, love, or even consideration for specific groups?
 

Worship and the country

When Jesus said to give our political state what it deserves (Luke 20:19-26), He made one thing unmistakably clear: it doesn’t deserve worship. Love of country becomes idolatry the moment we refuse to tell the truth about it—when we stop holding it accountable, stop demanding justice, stop expecting better. A nation we’re unwilling to correct is a nation we’ve quietly enthroned. And once we start bowing, we’re no longer loving our country… we’re worshiping it.

Happy? 250th Uncle Sam

God’s people are often branded unpatriotic when they confront the sins of their nation, just as Amos was (Amos 7). Where have you risked your reputation or comfort to speak God’s truth, even when others accused you of betraying your homeland?

Pastor Awesome sees you pain

 Jesus saw hunger as pain and moved toward it (Mark 15). His disciples saw hunger as someone else’s problem. The difference is compassion. When you see pain, do you move toward it with relief or step back and hope someone else will?

Dismissing praying people

 Eli judged Hannah before he listened (1 Samuel 1). Who are you dismissing today — especially among the women and marginalized people God may be speaking through — and what would change if you stopped assuming and started listening?

Prove Your Love

 Jesus rejected man‑made traditions used to measure devotion (Matthew 15). Our extra rules can become pride traps. Do you show love for God through performance—or through caring for the people Jesus cared for?