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Tag Archives: Matthew
Epiphany 3 A: The Light of Jesus for Today’s Darkness
The lessons for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany are Old Testament Isaiah 9:1–4 Psalm Psalm 27:1, 4–9 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:10–18 Gospel Matthew 4:12–23 The first few chapters of Matthew have been overture. Now … Continue reading
New Year’s Day ABC: Our Eternal Now
The Readings for New Year’s Day are Old Testament Ecclesiastes 3:1–13 Psalm Psalm 8 New Testament Revelation 21:1–6a Gospel Matthew 25:31–46 There are so many things that the church could mark on this Sunday: New Year, … Continue reading
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Tagged crisis, eternity, John, judgment, Matthew, pandemic, Revelation, time
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Advent 4 A: Being A Righteous Man
The readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent are: Old Testament Isaiah 7:10–16 Psalm Psalm 80:1–7, 17–19 New Testament Romans 1:1–7 Gospel Matthew 1:18–25 Our Gospel lesson today is about that other parent of Jesus. We … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, choice, holiness, Joseph, Matthew, pandemic, rightousness
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Advent 1 A: Holy Dissatisfaction
The readings for the First Sunday of Advent are: Old Testament Isaiah 2:1–5 Psalm Psalm 122 New Testament Romans 13:11–14 Gospel Matthew 24:36–44 In his 1843 book, Fear and Trembling, the Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, criticized … Continue reading
Christ the King A: Surprises for Evangelicals and for All of Us
Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:31–46 The climax of the church’s year is Christ the King Sunday. Believers remind themselves of ultimate things. To understand our Gospel Lesson we must realize the more things change, the more they stay the same. A … Continue reading
Pentecost 23A: Post Election Letdown and the Stamina of Righteousness
This Election Day has been a bursting of the balloon of enthusiasm for many. There was optimism in the air. As often has happened in the past, there was talk of a “new majority” a-brewing. Never before have people been … Continue reading
Pentecost 20A: Used by Trump or by God?
The alternative Old Testament Reading for this Sunday is Isaiah 45:1-7, where the Lord calls up Cyrus to be used as an instrument to subdue nations, strip kings of their robes, and open doors for the returning exiles. And … Continue reading
Pentecost 19A: God’s Terrible, Terrific Expectations
This Sunday’s Gospel reading is Matthew 22:1-14, the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. As we listen to Jesus as church members, we are generally okay with the first part. The king is God, the son is Jesus, the banquet … Continue reading
Pentecost 17A What Does Authority Look Like?
The Gospel for the 17 Sunday after Pentecost is Matthew 21:23-32 “By what authority do you do these things, Jesus?” Behind the current battle about “fake news,” and whom to believe—scientists or politicians, is an existential question about the … Continue reading
Pentecost 11: Prejudice Defiles
The Gospel Reading for this Sunday is Mathew 15:1-28 The plague we are fighting today is not simply Covid-19. It is prejudice—the prejudice that keeps us from listening to people’s cries—the prejudice that fills us with fear, anger and … Continue reading