This is a common attack Jesus receives in the New Testament. For instance, in Luke 15, a crowd gathers to hear Jesus teach. The crowd is divided. On one side, a group of religious leaders. Like many ...

The Bible mentions various forms of taxes, including a tenth tax levied by King Solomon and a first-born tax. Tax collectors were viewed negatively, but Jesus showed compassion towards them and even ...

I want to begin reading at verse 1: “Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see ...

Find today’s readings here. As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in ...