Matt Fitzgerald
Matt Fitzgerald is pastor of Saint Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago. He hosts Preachers on Preaching, a Century podcast.
“We live differently than we say we live. There’s moral judgment all around.”
I don’t know what a perfect first-century family looked like, but I’m certain that Joseph and Mary didn’t qualify.
Our guests know that resurrection defies logic. That is why they come sidling through our doors—every one of them comes hoping for it.
Every time I mentioned God, David referred to God’s mercy. Bandying sacred language back and forth with a convicted murderer unnerved me.
"We aren't the first people to experience God as the slice and the stitches at the exact same time. The paradox is ancient. Jesus embodied it."
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