Scripture
March 8, Lent 2A (John 3:1–17)
Like Nicodemus, Kanye shows that the Spirit blows where it chooses.
In the Qur’an, God is a great debater
The Qur’an is not a description of God. It’s a call to conversion.
March 1, Lent 1A (Matthew 4:1–11)
The devil is testing Jesus. Jesus is also testing the devil.
February 26, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
Every year, we repeat this dusty choreography.
In the beginning, God created difference
Theodore Hiebert’s deft reading elicits a fresh awareness of the legitimacy of the other in Genesis.
February 23, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)
God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.
February 16, Epiphany 6A (Matthew 5:21–37, Deuteronomy 30:15–20)
Idolatry is the desire to manipulate God.
February 9, Epiphany 5A (Isaiah 58:1–12; Psalm 112:1–10; 1 Corinthians 2:1–16; Matthew 5:13–20)
Putting flesh on the bones of justice
February 2, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12; Micah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31)
Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.
January 26, Epiphany 3A (Matthew 4:12–23)
Jesus’ call is less about what we leave behind than our eager response to follow him as everyday people.
Shaping a place where people can become more like Christ
Scot McKnight looks to Paul to define the pastoral task.
January 19, Epiphany 2A (John 1:29–42)
What do we do when we read a story where the ending is already known?
What if we treated all of creation—plants and stars, soil and rivers—as our kin?
Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.
January 12, Baptism of the Lord (Matthew 3:13–17)
Jesus knows he’s part of a history, a people’s longing and dreams.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord (Matthew 2:1–12)
Genealogies suggest a beautiful inevitability even amid political impossibility.
Has family become an idol?
The Bible gives no sense that the family is an end in itself.
Does Matthew correct Mark’s story? Or complete it?
Matthew D. C. Larsen challenges long-held assumptions about the Gospels.
Four views of Paul’s letter to the Romans
In Preaching Romans, a range of scholars present their perspectives in complementary ways.