Matthew 3

His followers realized there was no quick exit from the discomfort of his words.

Do baptizer and baptized constitute a hierarchy? How was Jesus’ baptism fulfilling all righteousness?

Even Jesus is unable to escape the consequences of sin, becoming a victim of human violence.

John is thinking about Jesus arriving as an adult, not a baby.

John the Baptist is calling for more than a cognitive recognition of wrongdoing.

The story of Jesus' baptism makes me think of gardens.

Jesus knows he’s part of a history, a people’s longing and dreams.

I'm always amused when folk are keen enough to notice the worship whiplash to which the tradition so often subjects them.

In the stitched-together story of Advent, we wrestle with each other’s certainties.

It's Advent, and accusations against prominent men are shaking things up like a highway construction project in the wilderness.

Each January the lectionary invites us to remember the invisible network of faith.

Do we assume the authority of the heavens?

Matthew 3:13–17

I am grateful for John the Baptist's indictment.

The Bible uses the word fear both for fright and awe. This week's texts reveal the difference.

I eschew the danger of the river, but I know that it is where God leads me.