Monthly Archives: April 2016

LEARN TO SMILE AT YOUR ENEMY In one of Greek writer Aristophanes’ plays, we find this line: “The wise can often profit by the lessons of an enemy.”1 In other words, if you are smart you will gain knowledge from … Continue reading →

WHO SAYS, GOD DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE As I drove along a very straight but narrow highway in Serbia, Yugoslavia, in the passenger seat sat the legally blind bishop, and in the back seat sat a paraplegic pastor with … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER FOURTEEN Part IV Verse 22: “Then Jesus immediately made His disciples get into a boat. He told them to sail to the other side of the lake. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER FOURTEEN Part III Verse 13: When Jesus heard what happened to John the Baptizer, He sailed off in a boat. He went alone to a place where … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER FOURTEEN Part II Verse 8: Herodias rehearsed with her daughter what to ask for as a prize. So she repeated it to King Herod, “Give me the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER FOURTEEN Part I Verse 1: About that time, Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard what the people were saying about Jesus. Jewish writers tell us that this … Continue reading →

UPDATE ON OUR STUDY OF JESUS We have finished the very interesting and informative Chapter 13 in the Gospel of Matthew, where we saw Jesus use multiple parables in trying His best to get both His disciples and those who … Continue reading →

ARE YOU STUCK IN THE PAST Greek philosopher Aristotle once wrote: “No one deliberates about the past, but about what is future and capable of being otherwise, while what is passed is not capable of not having taken place.” He … Continue reading →

NEVER DOUBT YOUR CALLING The pastor of a small church in central Germany invited me to come preach a week’s revival for him. He got permission to pitch a tent on an open lot near the downtown area. The first … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN Part V (con’t) Verse 56b: How is He able to do these things? In referring to the family of Jesus, when it comes to the name … Continue reading →