For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:25 NRSV
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The Mystery of the Cross
When Jesus tells his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem where he will suffer, be killed, and raised to new life on the third day in this morning’s Gospel lesson (Matthew 16:21-28, Proper 17, Year A), Peter rebukes him and says, “God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you.” Jesus’s response is…
Rational Arguments and Convincing Proofs
In this morning’s gospel lesson (Proper 16, Year A) we hear the story of the Confession of St. Peter (Matthew 16:13-20). Jesus asks his disciples who people say that the Son of Man is, and they reply, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Then…
Jesus and the Canaanite Woman
The Gospel lesson for Proper 15, Year A (Matthew 15:21-28) which we heard this morning tells a troubling story about an encounter between Jesus and a Canaanite woman. As Jesus enters the region of Tyre and Sidon, a Canaanite woman asks him to heal her daughter who is possessed by a demon. He doesn’t respond…
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The Reverend Jeffrey K. Evans 