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Matthew Johnson
Matthew Johnson is associate pastor at Barrington United Methodist Church in Barrington, Illinois.
Seeing the storm coming (12B) (Mark 4:35-41)
It’s like Jesus knows. How?
The wild kingdom (11B) (Mark 4:26-34)
When predictable things are replaced by elusive ones
June 20, Ordinary 12B (1 Samuel 17:1a, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49)
Saul would have provided better odds against Goliath. But God might not have favored him in the matchup.
June 13, Ordinary 11B (1 Samuel 15:34-16:13)
God is moving on, but Samuel can’t.
Two different visions (Matthew 3:1-12; Romans 15:4-13; Isaiah 11:1-10)
I'm always amused when folk are keen enough to notice the worship whiplash to which the tradition so often subjects them.
Waiting for whom? (Matthew 24:36-44)
"Whom are you trying to catch?" I asked my roommate. "Probably nobody," he said.
December 8, Advent 2A (Matthew 3:1–12)
In the stitched-together story of Advent, we wrestle with each other’s certainties.
December 1, Advent 1A (Matthew 24:36–44; Romans 13:11–14)
It’s troubling to imagine the Son of man arriving with criminal intent.
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