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The phenomenon of women in groups, in community, has been near the front of my mind for some time.
Clash of cultures
Pontius Pilate shows us what happens when the historical and the eternal intersect.
Clash of cultures
Pontius Pilate shows us what happens when the historical and the eternal intersect.
Judas is hardly the only one who lets Jesus down.
Judas is hardly the only one who lets Jesus down.
April 9, Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14–27:66; Philippians 2:5–11
April 9, Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14–27:66; Philippians 2:5–11
It's hard for me to grasp that mortality is my fate, too.
There is no "on the mountain" and "off the mountain."
I came into the world cursed with the ability to see all sides of an issue.
by Brian Maas
How I teach theology to undergrads
Being religious is not about following rules. It's more like dancing.
The prescription for the persistent malady of God’s people
by Brian Maas
The preacher is still green! Maybe we'll hear something hopeful.
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
by Brian Maas
Do we assume the authority of the heavens?
Isaiah 58:1–12; 1 Corinthians 2:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20
by Brian Maas