This article was first published on Working Preacher. As we journey through ordinary time, our lectionary turns to passages that reveal who Jesus is and lead us into deeper discipleship. The text chosen for this week, John 1:29-42, makes some striking claims about who Jesus is and how his disciples, then and now, can relate to him.
This article was first published on Working Preacher. I find it easy, maybe comforting even, to imagine the nativity events that Luke describes as tranquil: a beaming new mother and father admiring their sleeping infant while stable animals sleep around them. A silent night, indeed. Yet, for those there, this was a world changing event.
This article was first published on Working Preacher. Matthew shows Jesus to be an active agent of God’s power among the people and an authoritative teacher, highlighted by what is arguably the most famous of Jesus’ teachings, the Sermon on the Mount. This week’s passage is the overture, if you will, to this sermon.
This article was first published on Working Preacher. Matthew’s account of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and the call of his first disciples is a tale of two kingdoms. Matthew 4:12-23 demonstrates the call for allegiance required to be part of the Kingdom of Heaven. This allegiance runs counter to Roman imperial claims to lives, labor, and land.
Mary’s legacy is so much more than “reformed sinner.” She was a faithful follower of Jesus, even to end. She was there when he died and she encountered him first when he rose. She is a model of leadership and devotion for all. It’s high time to set her story straight.
https://nygbspodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/25-canaanite-woman-in-matthew-s03-e04 TRANSCRIPT https://drive.google.com/file/d/10u01_xrM5I7Rj9XTu2zhUQE-reAvg2tq/view?usp=sharing SOURCES Adams, Francis, trans. The Extant Works of Aretaeus, the Cappadocian. London: Sydenham Society, 1856. Avison, William R. “The Impact of Mental Illness on the Family.” Pages 495–515 in Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health. Edited by Carol S. Aneshensel and Jo E. Phelan. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999. Betsworth, Sharon. Children in … Continue reading The Canaanite Woman in Matthew
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