The King’s defence This is it. The last of my blog posts on Matthew's Gospel. When I wrote a poem in January of 2015 based on the beatitudes in Matthew 5 I had no idea what I had let myself in for, I had no idea it would be a series of posts. When I …
Continue reading Matthew 22:41-46 4 questions 4) Whose son is the Christ?
The King’s judgements I love a sporting victory parade. The Olympic- and Paralympic parades through London in 2012 and 2016 were glorious events of sporting achievements were glorious events, as was the 2019 parade in Liverpool to celebrate them winning the UEFA Champions League that year. Sporting parades are generally happy events, though the crowd …
Continue reading The other triumphal entry — Matthew 21:6–11
The withdrawal of the King — part 1 40 blogs of Lent — day 2 This is a new section of Matthew's gospel, each section except the last one contains a narative sevtion followed by a teaching section and starts with the words "when Jesus had finished this" or something very similar. This is the …
No peace but a sword Matthew 10:34–39 The ambassadors of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 9 34 Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a …
A question: But is the reply about fasting? Matthew 9:14–17 The authority of Jesus Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The …
Continue reading Who is Jesus? An answer that goes deeper than just fasting.
Making an ass of myself 