Posts from May 2026

The day after Jesus healed the sick servant of a centurion in Capernaum, He travels eighteen miles to a city called Nain. It is located on the northwestern edge of a mountain called Little Hermon, where the ground descends into the Plain of Esdraelon. On this day, Jesus performed one of His greatest miracles (Luke 7:11-17). As Jesus begins to enter the city, He meets a funeral procession exiting the city gates, most likely going to the sepulchral caves along…

In Matthew 18:21–35, Peter asks Jesus the question we all want answered: “How many times do I have to forgive?” Jesus replies, not with math, but with incalculable mercy. He then tells the parable of a servant forgiven an unpayable debt who, upon being forgiven, fails to be forgiving and demands payment from his fellow. Forgiveness is not a new theme for Jesus. In the Beatitudes, He says, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy” (Matthew 5:7). And…