Jesus cares about transforming our hearts, so He talked about sex. Even though it is hard to hear, unchecked lust is hurting us: but He will heal us, if we let Him. Originally posted 9/16/20.

Congratulations: you haven't murdered anyone! Yet, Jesus wants us to go deeper. He wants to help us address the anger in our hearts so we can truly be free. Originally posted 9/15/20.

In Jesus' day, religious people labeled their faith based on the human teachers whose interpretation they liked best. Jesus challenges us to be more righteous than the most religious by truly following Him instead. Originally posted 9/14/20.

When we come to God's word wanting to understand and to be a part of His kingdom, we will find treasures no matter how many times we have read it before. Originally posted 9/12/20.

Jesus' teachings challenge us, both with the reality of evil in the world and with the recognition that we have not always been good ourselves. Originally posted 9/11/20.

Even when Jesus' teaching is easy to understand, we still have to accept the hard challenge of receiving it. Originally posted 9/10/20.

When Jesus taught, He wasn't trying to make things easy: He wanted to make us think. Originally posted 9/9/20.

Sometimes it is not so much what Jesus actually says that makes His teachings hard for us but that it's not what we expected. Originally posted 9/8/20.

When we judge like the world, we reach the wrong conclusion. Jesus teaches us how to have right judgment as we stop to see things through God's eyes, regularly examine ourselves, and trust in His judgment. Originally posted 9/4/20.

As Christians, we have to choose our battles. While it can be so hard for us not to engage, Jesus says the gospel is too valuable to waste on a fight. Originally posted 9/3/20.

We tend to have blind spots around our own faults while we are quick to see the faults of others. Even though it is hard, Jesus wants to help us see ourselves and each other clearly. Originally posted 9/2/20.

"Judge not" may be Jesus' best known saying, quoted even more by non-believers than believers. While it may be hard for us to hear, we as Christians must recognize that Jesus DID actually say it. Originally posted 9/1/20.

Not everything Jesus said is as easy to hear as John 3:16. Yet if we will receive His words even when it is hard for us, He will give us life. Originally posted 8/31/20.