My Help Comes From You
Read more
Monday Read: September 21 - Matthew the Tax Collector
Today the church celebrates the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. His story is simple but profound. Matthew (also called Levi) was a tax collector in Capernaum when Jesus passed by and said two words: "Follow me" (Matthew 9:9). Matthew rose immediately, left his tax booth and c
I Came for Sinners
I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Your past doesn't disqualify you - it's precisely why you need Me. I specialize in transforming tax collectors into evangelists, traitors into apostles, failures into followers. Come as you are.
Sunday Prayer: Walking Without Fainting
Father, I'm twenty days into September and I'm tired. Not soaring, not running, just walking - continuing what I started, maintaining what I committed to, persisting through boring middle. The month's novelty is gone, motivation has faded, and I have ten more days to go. I need renewed str
Sunday Read: Two-Thirds Through September
You're twenty days into September - two-thirds through the month. Ten days remain. How are you holding up? The month that started with good intentions has revealed where those intentions collide with reality. Some commitments remain intact. Others have faltered. You're tired. Isaiah 40:31