Matthew 3  “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Right away, John the Baptist alerts the people of Israel that God’s heavenly kingdom was coming.  What this meant to the Jews of the day may be deeper than we can imagine now.  For centuries, Israel had been oppressed by other kingdoms and empires, and … More Red-Letter Journey: Matthew 3

Matthew 2  If any Biblical account has been lost in tradition, it is this one.  The “three things of Orient” presenting their gifts to Jesus is told like a fairy tale, with details changing from time to time. But if we really dared to believe what the Biblical account actually says, that some magicians– astrologers– … More Red-Letter Journey: Matthew 2

Note:  At the beginning of this project, I didn’t expect to go into detail as much as I do in my later entries, some of which cover only a couple verses.  Because the first few chapters of Matthew don’t contain the words and actions of Jesus, I tried to focus on what the events surrounding … More Red-Letter Journey: Matthew 1