Is Radical Resistance Possible?

Is the Sermon on the Mount practicable or is it an impossibility that turns us to the grace of God?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-48

For Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 7

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Cut It Out

What Do These Difficult Teachings Mean?

by Carol Howard Merritt

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:21-37

For Sunday, February 13, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 6

When I was in college, there was a woman in our dorm...

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The Hardest Apology

Must a Christian interpretation of any Older Testament passage be read through the lens of the resurrection?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:13-20

For Sunday, Feb 6. , 2011: Year A -...

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Set Apart to Wear Plaid Pants

Experience tells us that Jesus’ sales pitch is a lie

by Mike Baughman

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:1-12

For Sunday, January 30, 2011: Year A - Epiphany 4

“I’ve been really blessed, so I’m glad that I...

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Out of Nowhere

Why is it so important to the author of Matthew’s Gospel that we know what happened in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23

For Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011:...

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A Way Without Violence

What does it mean that Jesus insists that John baptizes him for the forgiveness of sin to fulfill all proper righteousness?

by Russell Rathbun

Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13 - 17

For Sunday, Jan. 9,...

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Looking the Other Way

Who is God with when Immanuel hightails it to Egypt?

by Mike Stavlund

Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23

For Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010: Year A - First Sunday After Christmas

History, it is said, is...

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