He is sitting and eating with tax collectors. For a moment, you wonder why Jesus makes time for sinners and none for you, someone who has sought to follow God’s dictates all of your life.

Kanye West is expected to release his highly anticipated album today called “ Jesus Is King,” an explicitly Christian record that comes about a year since he began hosting events called Sunday ...

Why would this Jesus eat with sinners and tax collectors? What is he thinking? Doesn’t he care about his reputation? How can any decent person take him seriously when he treats the scum of the ...

I feel like I've heard a lot about tax collectors lately. This Sunday we will read about Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector and wee little man who climbed a tree to see Jesus in Luke 19:1–10. Last ...

Yet, Jesus would eat meals with, educate and even chose a tax collector (Matthew) to be one of his disciples. In Luke 19:1-10, Jesus is passing through Jericho.

Let’s begin with a musical introduction — a famous song about this profession. From the Beatles to the Bible, today we focus on the relationship between Jesus and tax collectors.

Jesus’ willingness to eat with tax collectors was not an endorsement of their profession, any more than his counsel to “render to Caesar” was an endorsement of the Roman Empire.

Klee and Milani give us the Bible's take on paying taxes and how the tax collector was viewed by Jesus.

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(Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Jesus Lesus Christ,” I cried when I saw this. Many who occasionally take the Lord’s name in vain may find comfort in this misspelling. Now we can say it with a ...