Matthew

“Anyone who thinks he knows the orthodox consensus can always be shown to be wrong,” says David Bentley Hart.

I find it comforting to realize that Jesus recognizes the incompleteness of Peter’s understanding.

God invites us to eat—but also to serve.

There are no ideal conditions for a miracle.

The kingdom of heaven inspires devotion, commitment, and downright unreasonableness.

The Parable of the Sower gives the preacher an opportunity to teach about the gift of parables.

For Jesus, the inverse of scarcity isn’t abundance—it’s accumulation.

For Jesus, the inverse of scarcity isn’t abundance—it’s accumulation.

It’s hard to do alone.

There is a difference between work-life balance and sabbath living.

She’s helping me answer the question, “Why this life instead of another?”

At Matthew’s house, we learn about more than just Jesus’ message.

Erin Raffety’s ethnographic study calls churches to repentance.

Sitting and talking with a boy from Ethiopia, I received a radical dinner invitation.

Minister and veteran David Peters invites us to consider our own post-traumatic identities in a new light. 

Minister and veteran David Peters invites us to consider our own post-traumatic identities in a new light. 

The Bible offers conflicting answers.

The Bible offers conflicting answers.

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.