Matt was collecting taxes from Jesus’ poor people and giving them to the Romans who occupied their land. What were those taxes being spent on? It certainly wasn't those biblical roads. 11. Bartholomew ...

Find today’s readings here. “Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he ...

If you are a regular reader of America’s daily Scripture reflections, you may have noticed that I have had some fun over the past few months at the expense of Jesus’ disciples. Their pretty consistent ...

You might have heard it said in a sermon or lesson that “your best ability is your availability.” The 12 apostles, immediately upon being called by Jesus, made themselves available to follow and to ...

During His ministry, Jesus had many followers, whom we would call disciples. From those Jesus chose 12 specifically to be apostles (or “sent-ones”). Later, Christ chose another 72, and sent ...

Analysis of biblical messages related to women and attitude towards them by Jesus. Jesus chose twelve disciples and all of them were men. What does this tell us about his attitude towards women? Does ...