... if we haven't already dealt with the most difficult to interpret portion of Matthew, we're just about to get there. Chapter 23 is not easy, but doing chapters 21 and 22 slowly and in detail lik...
2021-11-17 01:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post... of Matthew 22 are hyper interesting. And we're taking a closer look at all of these interactions.
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... Jesus is facing three tests for a second time, and he's handling his business again. We're diving deeper into Matthew 22.
This whole project is weird, but I love coming at this the way w...
... every interaction Jesus has with the religious elites gets him much closer to death. They're literally going to kill him soon, and we're getting down to his last few statements/teachings. More ...
2021-10-25 06:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post... high-stakes, maximum-tension Tarantino dialogue, but with less camp. Every little verbal maneuver both parties are making back and forth has gallons of implications, and behind these exchanges ...
2021-10-18 15:03:33 +0000 UTC View PostThis parable at the front end of Matthew 22 paints quite the picture! Nobody shows up, then there's a murder, then there's a war, then homeless people show up, then some dude wears the wrong outfit...
2021-10-11 05:20:36 +0000 UTC View PostSome people find these next topics Matthew brings up to be exhilarating and some find them exhausting, but regardless of how they hit me, questions about God and Israel and time and the Church and ...
2021-10-04 05:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post... this exchange between Jesus and the religious leaders. It feels so incredibly human, and also cathartic to see the hero of the story out duel them so easily.
We've got a very fun week ahead....
Hooray! That's what we're talking about this week!
This Matthew 21 fig tree business is a living metaphor that points right back to stuff like the shocking story of Hosea and the also shocking s...
...Passion Six Months! Because that's about the pace at which we move; which is how I like it. This week we are thinking about the initial positive reception Jesus received upon his arrival in Jeru...
2021-09-13 23:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post
...first century BC cultural reference! Making sense of Jesus apparent departure from his normal demeanor in Matthew 21 merits reflection and hopefully talking about Julius Caesar and his entry int...
2021-09-06 04:35:03 +0000 UTC View PostJesus is officially into Jerusalem as of this episode and this is going to feel very different from everything else we've been through so far.
I'm excited for this. Seriously excited.
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Last week was a rough week oh, but I feel much better and I'm super excited about the stuff we get to cover this week. I think it's got the right makings for a ton of fun and lightheartedness, and ...
2021-08-09 05:16:58 +0000 UTC View Post... Jesus is going to show up in Jerusalem and then we are into the third act of this book! But we have work to do before we get there, including landing the plane on this very important conversati...
2021-08-02 05:35:03 +0000 UTC View Post...is among my favorites in the whole Bible because of the mirror it holds up to my soul. I can't relate on the rich part, but I can relate on the insecurities and on the struggle to understand the...
2021-07-26 04:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post... and then on to the part where the disciples are jerks to babies.
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No getting around it. We're going to have to talk about some of the subjects society is sharply divided over in the next few episodes.
Thanks in advance for your grace and patience as we slowly...
... it comes up so often I'm starting to think it's important.
This gets us into the deep water in a hurry.
Thanks for going there with me.
... and I think that's because it reads differently than the other stuff Jesus has said so far in Matthew. This Matthew chapter 18 business is, by design, very personal and very specifically direct...
2021-06-28 19:16:33 +0000 UTC View Post... practical, useful, and reassuring. This week will feel a little different than some of the deep water theology weeks we've had lately.
I'm excited for this passage.
Thanks,
Matt
... but not the part about what to do if someone wrongs you just yet. We've got some much lighter stuff first (like people being weighed down with rocks and thrown in water).
We'll still mak...
I had a great week off with family, but I'm psyched to be back at the desk to game out what this temple tax situation is about.
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The second coming down from the mountain in the Book of Matthew looks a lot like the first coming down from the mountain in Matthew, but there's one very notable exception and that's what we're hav...
2021-05-24 06:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostAnd the third act is within view starting with the transfiguration.
Also, I'm sorry for the space hot dog dream story.
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2021-05-17 05:44:31 +0000 UTC
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Why is Jesus calling Peter Satan right after Peter got done saying nice things about Jesus?
We investigate.
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This week we are pulling back out from the historical theological debate surrounding Peter's confession of Christ, and just appreciating the thing for what it is. Then we're on to the part where Je...
2021-05-03 15:20:24 +0000 UTC View PostPerhaps the most theologically important human pronouncement of the Book of Matthew happens in the passage we're looking at this week, and also perhaps the most theologically controversial statemen...
2021-04-26 05:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post
... be in the Bible? There's a debate about the reliability of the manuscript tradition behind these verses at the beginning of Matthew, and since I'm just some guy on the internet, I thought it wo...
2021-04-19 07:22:42 +0000 UTC View PostI LOVE the way the end of chapter 15 pays off the confusing middle part of chapter 15, and 16 has an even bigger payoff.
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