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December 18, Adv 4A (Matthew 1:18-25)
Joseph has a massive decision to make.
December 11, Advent 3A (Matthew 11:2-11)
John the Baptist is not sure if Jesus is very Christlike.
The crying Messiah (Matthew 3:1-12)
John is thinking about Jesus arriving as an adult, not a baby.
December 4, Advent 2A (Matthew 3:1-12)
John the Baptist is calling for more than a cognitive recognition of wrongdoing.
The end of the world (Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44)
In the midst of anxiety, it can sound like an attractive option for a swift end to come.
by Martha Spong
Was my father right to embrace predestination?
If we take the doctrine seriously, then we dare not draw the circle of salvation along religious lines. Or any lines at all.
A New Testament that connects the heart languages of First Nations people
The translators hope that “the colonial language that was forced upon us can now serve our people in a good way.”
Ambition used to be a vice
Now we tend to see it as a virtue—at least for some people.
When nothing matches (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
It’s easy to read this passage and assume it has nothing to do with us.
March 2, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
Some years the message of Ash Wednesday feels more tender than others.
Whose Father in heaven?
In Matthew, the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for enemies.
An ordinary Epiphany (Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12)
The glorious and impressive features are only half of the story.
January 6, Epiphany (Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12)
Theology is not popularly understood to be a landscape where dreams are welcome.