Matthew 3

Jesus’ baptism didn’t end with him.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

Even if repentance begins right now, it feels too late for anything to change.

His followers realized there was no quick exit from the discomfort of his words.

Do baptizer and baptized constitute a hierarchy? How was Jesus’ baptism fulfilling all righteousness?

Even Jesus is unable to escape the consequences of sin, becoming a victim of human violence.

John is thinking about Jesus arriving as an adult, not a baby.

John the Baptist is calling for more than a cognitive recognition of wrongdoing.

The story of Jesus' baptism makes me think of gardens.

Jesus knows he’s part of a history, a people’s longing and dreams.

I'm always amused when folk are keen enough to notice the worship whiplash to which the tradition so often subjects them.

In the stitched-together story of Advent, we wrestle with each other’s certainties.

It's Advent, and accusations against prominent men are shaking things up like a highway construction project in the wilderness.

Each January the lectionary invites us to remember the invisible network of faith.

Do we assume the authority of the heavens?

Matthew 3:13–17