Matthew 18:20
Where Two or Three Are Gathered
On a verse we quote to excuse a thin crowd, and the church conflict it was actually about.
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Matthew 15:26
What Came Out of His Mouth
On the hardest thing to say about this text — that our savior insults a foreigner, and is redeemed by her faith.
Matthew 14:27
Ego Eimi
On translating when nobody asked you to, and finding 'I am' in the middle of the storm.
Matthew 13:44
A Kingdom You Cannot Own
On buried treasure, invasive weeds, and a kingdom that arrives whether or not we are ready for it.
Matthew 13:3
Who Moves the Rocks
On the parable of the sower — who tends the soil of our lives, and whose rocks we still cling to because familiar feels safer than free.
Matthew 11:18-19
The Church Doesn't Need Super Pastors
On the exhausting pull toward doing it all, being it all, and giving it all — and why faithfulness isn't the same thing as pleasing everyone.
Matthew 10:32-33
Acknowledging Jesus in Strangers
On a free medical clinic, an eight-question community mapping tool, and the daily chance to recognize Christ in people you've just met.
Matthew 10:9-10
Take No Bag for the Journey
On evangelism with empty hands, elaborate travel plans, and a Holy Spirit with a well-documented sense of humor.
Matthew 9:12
The Company Jesus Keeps
On sin and sickness as forms of separation, and a physician determined to cross every barrier we build.
Matthew 21:9
What Jesus Saw from the Donkey
On the faces along the parade route, and a shout of Hosanna already shadowed by another cry.
Matthew 4:18
The Giants of the Pulpit
On preaching where giants preached, and a God who works through small, bumbling people.
Matthew 2:12
Home by Another Way
On a song, the magi's detour, and a Spirit who still finds paths around what looks impenetrable.
Appointed for the day — the letter preached another text
- Where Two or Three Are Gathered Proper 18 (23) · Matthew 18:15-20
- Turning Aside Proper 17 (22) · Matthew 16:21-28
- Shiphrah and Puah Proper 16 (21) · Matthew 16:13-20
- What Came Out of His Mouth Proper 15 (20) · Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28
- Ego Eimi Proper 14 (19) · Matthew 14:22-33
- Say Your Name Proper 13 (18) · Matthew 14:13-21
- A Kingdom You Cannot Own Proper 12 (17) · Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
- Surely the Lord Is in This Place Proper 11 (16) · Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
- Who Moves the Rocks Proper 10 (15) · Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
- The Church Doesn't Need Super Pastors Proper 9 (14) · Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
- The Wounds That Remain Proper 8 (13) · Matthew 10:40-42
- Acknowledging Jesus in Strangers Proper 7 (12) · Matthew 10:24-39
- Take No Bag for the Journey Proper 6 (11) · Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
- The Company Jesus Keeps Proper 5 (10) · Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
- Not Fully Myself Without You Trinity Sunday · Matthew 28:16-20
- Dew Still on the Roses Resurrection of the Lord · Matthew 28:1-10
- What Jesus Saw from the Donkey Liturgy of the Passion · Matthew 26:14-27:66
- Songs for the Uphill Road Second Sunday in Lent · Matthew 17:1-9
- Who Told You First Sunday in Lent · Matthew 4:1-11
- Forty Days Means a Long Time Transfiguration Sunday · Matthew 17:1-9
- The Only Power That Bends Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany · Matthew 5:13-20
- Rebellions of Mercy Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany · Matthew 5:1-12
- The Giants of the Pulpit Third Sunday after the Epiphany · Matthew 4:12-23
- The Bruised Reed Baptism of the Lord · Matthew 3:13-17
- Home by Another Way Epiphany of the Lord · Matthew 2:1-12