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Jesus Speaks

May 08, 2023 by Eric Bodenstab in Reflection

So let’s look at the perfect instance in Matthew 5:48 with all this background information.

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May 08, 2023 /Eric Bodenstab
Perfect, Perfectionism, Matthew 5, Matthew 5:48, TheoThorough
Reflection
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Apocryphal Perfection

April 19, 2023 by Eric Bodenstab

There is a general streamlining of the idea of perfect into an end or goal based thought.

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April 19, 2023 /Eric Bodenstab
TheoThorough, Perfect, Perfectionism, Matthew 5, Matthew 5:48
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Perfect Negative Examples

March 20, 2023 by Eric Bodenstab in Reflection

I hope it’s not a surprise that the Hebrew scriptures present a multivalent understanding of perfection.

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March 20, 2023 /Eric Bodenstab
TheoThorough, Matthew 5, Matthew 5:48, Perfect, Perfectionism
Reflection
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A Realization

March 13, 2023 by Eric Bodenstab in Reflection

Jesus is calling out the idea of perfectionism—even the modern version of it—but we blow right past that.

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March 13, 2023 /Eric Bodenstab
TheoThorough, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 5, Perfect, Perfectionism
Reflection
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Lectionary 6 A

February 12, 2020 by Eric Bodenstab in Lectionary, Year A

Whew, there’s a lot here.

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February 12, 2020 /Eric Bodenstab
Lectionary 6 A, Psalm 119, 1 Corinthians 3, Matthew 5, FC Ep 6, FC SD 2, FC Ep 2, AP 4, AP 21, LC 1, FC Ep 5, FC SD 5, FC SD 11, AP 23, Tr
Lectionary, Year A
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Lectionary 5 A

February 03, 2020 by Eric Bodenstab in Lectionary, Year A

You can’t do it on your own.

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February 03, 2020 /Eric Bodenstab
Lectionary 5 A, Isaiah 58, 1 Corinthians 2, Matthew 5, AP 4, FC SD 2, FC Ep 8, LC 2, AC 18, AP 2, AP 18, FC Ep 2, AP 27, Preface, LC 1
Lectionary, Year A
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Lectionary 4 A

January 27, 2020 by Eric Bodenstab in Lectionary, Year A

Righteousness and the beatitudes.

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January 27, 2020 /Eric Bodenstab
Lectionary 4 A, Epiphany 4 A, 1 Corinthians 1, Matthew 5, FC SD 2, FC SD 11, AP 4, FC Ep 3, FC SD 5, SA 3, LC 1, AP 27
Lectionary, Year A
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