The Gospel of Matthew: A Story Still Being Written

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations… And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” “Follow me” was the call. A man sitting in a tax booth, counting coins, living in the tension between comfort and...

Faith in the Details

Scripture: Matthew 10:30 – “And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew noticed things. In The Chosen, his mind worked in patterns, sequences, tiny details that others overlooked. The precise way coins stacked in his tax booth. The...

Leaving Everything Behind

Scripture: Luke 5:28 – “And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.” I felt called to ministry at a young age. (Before I even knew what ministry was, I preached to my cats on a swingset, feeding them each individual packets of food so that they’d stay. Maybe we...

The Power of Being Seen

Scripture: Matthew 9:9 There’s a certain kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone—it comes from being unseen. Maybe you know that feeling. Sitting in a crowded room, yet feeling invisible. Walking through your normal life stuff, same people,...

What’s Your Tax Booth

It starts small. A slight adjustment to a number here, a conveniently forgotten expense there. A little pay under the table. Who notices, right? Tax season rolls around, and the temptation creeps in—who would even notice? The system feels rigged anyway, and wouldn’t a...