This commentary was originally published in 1999 under the title, A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. It was updated and republished in 2009 as part of Ben Witherington’s socio-rhetorical commentary series. Socio-rhetorical analysis ...
Dear Brothers, November 15,1959 was not a date my family taught me to celebrate. In some ways I wish they had. On that date God's eternal plans forged with my name on it first ...
Dear Brothers, Five foolish. Five wise. There's a sobering warning aimed at me in those numbers in Jesus' parable. If only Jesus' warning in the gospel for Saints Triumphant hadn't been spoken in the ...
Dear Brothers, "A few dollars." That's the NIV84's footnote in Sunday's gospel suggesting a contemporary equivalent of a 100 denarii debt. Doesn't that miss the point? 100 denarii was 100 days wages for a day ...
Dear Brothers, Sometimes, small words make all the difference! In Sunday's gospel, the parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43), there are two small words to which I pray the Spirit enables me to cling! ...
Dear Brothers, "Man looks at things; God sees through them" (Christian Dogmatics, Vol. I, 448). Want evidence of Pieper's point? Observe Jesus in Sunday's gospel (Mt 9:35 - 10:8). In town after town Jesus doesn't ...
Dear Brothers, As a child, the Olympics fascinated me. With eyes glued to the TV, I loved hearing NBC's Olympic fanfare. But as years passed, I've grown weary of the humanistic pride of the "Olympic ...
Dear Brothers, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?" (Matthew 3:7) If I were a betting man, I'd place a large wager that you've never seen this greeting on ...
Volume 5, Number 6 Read More Situation We live in the situation of our times. A preacher cannot escape the context in which he lives nor can he help being influenced by it. Read More ...
