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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.
Transfiguration, by Fra Angelico
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
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
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.
"What an awful story," she said. "Why would that story be in the Bible?"
Every child is from God. Joseph gets an explicit divine promise.
Adoration of the Magi, by Sandro Botticelli
art selection and comment by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons