Gospel of Matthew

...set upon a hill." As Ted Widmer brilliantly tells it in his book, Ark of the Liberties, Winthrop had taken these words from the Gospel of Matthew to define his vision for Boston as the successor to other sacred cities on a hill --...

In this article: John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Republican Party, George W. Bush, John Winthrop, Ideology, and Medicare

...he offers a verse from the New Testament: "When I was hungry, you fed me. When I needed shelter, you took me in. " The Book of Matthew is the overriding policy goal. In press conferences and interviews, he pitches this idea to...

In this article: Bill White, Houston, Hurricane Katrina, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, FEMA, Tom DeLay, Bob Krueger, and Barack Obama

...Bible Bee: 1. Which of the Gospel writers was both a physician and a historian? 2. In the parable of the wedding banquet found in Matthew 22, who was the bridegroom? 3. What was the name of the Roman governor to whom Jesus was...

In this article: Matthew 22

...contemporaries for their concern over minutiae while "neglecting the weightier matters of the law; justice and mercy and faithfulness" (Matthew 23:23). Jesus portrayed it as "straining out a gnat while swallowing a camel". But Hockey's...

In this article: Joe Hockey, Jesus Christ, God, Christianity, Sugar, Kevin Rudd, Australia, Apple pie, and Matthew 23:23

...as a way to achieving greater prosperity and opportunity for all.'' Case closed. (Never mind that line from the Gospel according to Matthew: ''You cannot serve God and mammon.'') Last week it was John Varley's turn. The chief executive of...

In this article: Lloyd Blankfein, God, The Sunday Times, Wall Street, London, and Goldman Sachs International

...tell you something. Sign up for Free News & Updates November 12, 2009 THE LIMITS OF A CHARITABLE CALLING.... I've always found the Book of Matthew rather beautiful: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you...

In this article: London, Washington, D.C., Tax, Book of Matthew, and George Orwell

...but says he's not really the church type. "I don't go to church," he says. I read the Bible a lot. I'm fine with the Book of Matthew because there's a lot in there about workout out your own salvation." The 54-year-old Emmy winner...

In this article: Frasier Crane, God, Book of Matthew, Stroke, Emmy, New York Post, Jennifer Garner, Kelsey Grammer, Frasier, and Cheers

Matthew 10:32-"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven." Race day is finally here, and it's the time of the week NASCAR fans from around the country have been waiting for.

In this article: Nascar, Joey Logano, Sam Hornish Jr., Jeff Gordon, Daytona 500, Matthew 10:32, Tony Stewart, Scott Speed, Ryan Newman, and Kasey Kahne

...Once again Sheers finds himself broadening horizons. The extract: White Ravens, By Owen Sheers (Seren GBP7.99) '...When Matthew drew back those curtains the full extent of his isolation was revealed to him, in all its drama. A...

In this article: Owen Sheers, Britain, Resistance, '...when Matthew, London, New York, Dylan Thomas, and BBC Four

...the homily. On Christmas night, the disabled actress Julie Fernandez, who appeared in The Office, will read verses from the Gospel of Matthew. Many commenters were surprised by the BBC's decision to use Miss Britton - in her first...

In this article: Fern Britton, Tony Blair, Dolly Parton, Roman Catholicism, BBC, This Morning, BBC One, and Quaker