“You’ll see when your dad comes!” These words, in a way, meant trouble. In a way, they reflected Mom’s frustration at not being able to solve some conflict with one of her children, and therefore, she gave that responsibility to Dad, meaning that the discipline would be a little more severe.
The allegory of the fig tree helps us understand that, just as the tender shoots of the fig tree announce the approach of summer, the signs indicated by Christ will be the prelude to the “consummation of the age.”
The woman loved the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, strength, and mind, and so she gave all that she had.
Times of uncertainty help me appreciate the certainty of God’s promises.
Jesus observed the wealthy making substantial donations, which, while reasonable, didn’t impress him.
Jesus, when speaking to people, was very practical and direct and sometimes angered some who were around and who generally, by their consciences, were given by alluded and were offended by the things he said.