Matthew
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Getting beyond as if (Isaiah 58:1-9a; Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20)
The prescription for the persistent malady of God’s people
February 26, Transfiguration Sunday
Matthew 17:1–9
Jesus gives his initial sermon (Matthew 5:1–2)
The preacher is still green! Maybe we'll hear something hopeful.
A call to change careers (Matthew 4:12-23)
There was certainly nothing wrong with doing what I did before.
February 12, Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Deuteronomy 30:15–20; 1 Corinthians 3:1–9; Matthew 5:21–37
A few questions about baptism (Matthew 3:13–17)
Do we assume the authority of the heavens?
February 5, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 58:1–12; 1 Corinthians 2:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20
Astrologers among us (Matthew 2:1–12)
I am less like the Magi than some members of my church are.
January 29, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Matthew 5:1–12)
I don’t like this. When I mourn I want to not mourn anymore.
Is the holy innocents story about the innocents? (Matthew 2:13–23)
"What an awful story," she said. "Why would that story be in the Bible?"
January 22, Third Sunday after Epiphany
Matthew 4:12–23
Good people and new names (Matthew 1:18–25)
Every child is from God. Joseph gets an explicit divine promise.
January 8, Baptism of the Lord
Matthew 3:13–17
Repent and bear fruit (Matthew 3:1-12)
I am grateful for John the Baptist's indictment.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord: Matthew 2:1–12
If people can approach the faith without thinking they already know what it is, they might hear the good news for themselves.
January 1, First Sunday after Christmas Day: Matthew 2:13-23
What troubles me about the holy family's flight to Egypt is that God, in Jesus, runs away.
Shocked by Advent (Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44)
We are not prepared to be judged by Matthew.
December 18, Fourth Sunday of Advent: Matthew 1:18–25
Matthew's geneaology underscores that God has always worked through messy and broken families.