I don’t know if you’ve ever had trouble with spam robocalls on your phone, like I have, but it is so annoying. I signed up for the National “do-not-call” registry, but I continue to receive these calls. I have a special spam filtering app on my phone, but I still get the calls. When I …
“Come, Follow Me” – a prayer poem
Inspired by Matthew 4:18-25 Come, follow Me—all you at work and at rest,all you burdened with responsibilityall you with no sense of direction. Come, follow Me—all you living in another's shadowand all you trying to prove something,all you who belong and all you on the outside. Come, follow Me—all you sick with diverse diseasesand all …
Leaving the Crowd to Follow Jesus
"When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake." Matthew 8:18 One of the recurring themes in the Gospel of Matthew is the distinction between the disciples and the crowd. The Sermon on the Mount occurs when Jesus sees the crowd, retreats from them to …
Listen – Leave – Follow
Reading through the Gospel of Matthew, I came across a familiar story where Jesus calls His first followers: Peter and Andrew, James and John. I was struck by the responsiveness these men had to Jesus' call. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him. (Matthew 4:22) I have …
Matthew Erickson 