(Part I is available here) (Part II is available here) Jesus said he had to believe, and yet he knew he did not. Not wholly. Not completely. There was part…

(Find Part 1 of the narrative here) Then a voice silenced the crowd… Faith. It’s clear that’s what this teacher wanted. It was also clear that’s what made him so…

The words came out before he could stop them. As a father, he’d always taught his children that honesty was the best policy, but here? Now? Was it really a…

Say what you will about Herod, but at least Herod got it. Herod was committed to telling his story and would not be swayed. Herod may have been cruel and…

So how would Herod respond to the events of Matthew 2? He responded strategically. When news reached him, he summoned the chief priests and the scribes, the experts in the…