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Ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan on food justice and Jesus
“Jesus was preaching to people who were in the middle of the worst farming and fishing crisis yet.”
When you pray, not if (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Ash Wednesday)
Mainline Christians have often distorted this passage from Matthew.
February 17, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
The distinctions between how we love God, neighbor, and self are not terribly thick.
Gratitude, need, and desire
These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.
Magi on camels? Seriously? (Matthew 2:1-12)
It’s all too much like a fairy tale.
January 3, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12)
Epiphany is the ultimate bad-guy story.
I was a scribe for the Chicago Illuminated Scripture Project
What would possess me to copy a chapter of the Bible by hand?
I was a scribe for the Chicago Illuminated Scripture Project
What would possess me to copy a chapter of the Bible by hand?
I was a scribe for the Chicago Illuminated Scripture Project
What would possess me to copy a chapter of the Bible by hand?
Jesus reframes the question (Matthew 22:15-22; 29A)
The Herodians' topic of choice could have been plucked from the moderator's cue cards in a presidential debate.
Do you want to be here? (Matthew 22:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9; 28A)
The king doesn't want just anyone at the wedding banquet.
November 1, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Eight upside-down blessings for a pandemic world
Bounty to share (27A; Matthew 21:33-46)
Jesus knows exactly what he is doing.
No seniority (25A; Matthew 20:1-16)
As a culture, we don’t have much patience for the last.
September 27, 26A (Matthew 21:23-32)
Remaining steadfast—offensive bodies and all
A stack of rough stones (21A; Matthew 16:13-20)
Imagine Jesus at the beach, building a cairn.
A stack of rough stones (12A; Matthew 16:13-20)
Imagine Jesus at the beach, building a cairn.
Faith and fear at sea (Matthew 14:13-21; 19A)
A few reflections on this passage from Matthew
August 30, 22A (Matthew 16:21-28)
Following Jesus means the human things and the divine things will overlap.
Freedom spaces (Matthew 14:13-21; 18A)
God wants God's people to be free.