Matthew was invited by Jesus with these words, “come follow me” not only was it an invitation of acceptance, but it was also an invitation to go and do the improbable. To go and do the things of Jesus. Jesus looked to all the disciples and essentially said, “I believe you can do what I do. Now go and do it.”... ...

Today I want to magnify our discussion from Matthew’s perspective. Because I think Matthew included these gritty, raw, powerful yet glorious stories because it aligned with HIS story......

Read Matthew 1:4-6a- 4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed......

Back to the coming of Christmas through the eyes of Matthew.......

Oh the coming of Christmas and all that it entails. From joyous traditions to gift giving, spending time with family to tending to the grief journey or being distracted by hurry, noise, and missed expectations......