Encountering Matthew The 10th chapter of Matthew’s gospel begins with the naming of Jesus’ 12 disciples and the instructions he gives them for their first missionary… read more

Encountering Matthew Our gospel reading for this Sunday begins with the rather scandalous calling of Matthew the tax collector. Jesus is said to be walking along a road from… read more

Encountering John On this somber day of the church’s year, we are confronted by the story of the arrest, trial and bloody crucifixion of Jesus. Here, on the cross, with… read more

Encountering the Text You can’t accuse Jesus of deceptive advertising. In today’s Gospel he admits upfront that following him leads to a cross. Anybody who thinks that … read more

by Michael A. Turner Encountering Matthew The Gospel text for this Sunday is a strange combination of Jesus’ sayings. The first part of the passage begins with Jesus… read more

Encountering John There is something about this forever reaching God that is determined to draw us into his loving embrace. It would be one thing to preach about Christ, but… read more