“Hosanna! Save Us!”: How We Need to Think About Jesus During Easter

Category: bible

Note: I wrote this for Easter a couple of weeks ago. Throughout Holy Week this year, I have constantly been thinking about how we think about Jesus. I grew up in the Southern Baptist Church and whenever Palm Sunday and Easter would come around, the sermon would always focus on Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem, Judas’ betrayal, the crucifixion, and culminating with Jesus resurrection on … Read More “Hosanna! Save Us!”: How We Need to Think About Jesus During Easter

December 17, 2024 + bible, christianity, jesus christ, paul, religion

What is Our Obligation to Others?

by Matthew Teutsch

No matter what, I always encounter ideas and behaviors that I can’t, for the life of me, wrap my head around. During college, chemistry was the discipline I just couldn’t understand, and my inability to grasp it led me to change my major, moving me towards education, a path I never thought I’d take. It’s one thing to have trouble understanding something like chemistry, … Read More What is Our Obligation to Others?

October 2, 2024 + alan moore, bible, comics, dave gibbons, dc comics, graphic novels, religion, superhero, watchmen

“Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” The Role of the Divine in “Watchmen”

by Matthew Teutsch

A few overarching themes appear in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, each involving our connections with the divine and with others who inhabit the world with us. Recently, I wrote some about this, specifically with Dr. Manhattan’s thoughts about the divine and humanity. Today, I want to continue examining these themes, notably through the use of Genesis 18: 25 at the end of Chapter III … Read More “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” The Role of the Divine in “Watchmen”

April 20, 2017 + american literature, bible, god, gothic literature, joyce carol oates, judges 19, Literature, the blood brothers, the salesman, denver max, Uncategorized, where are you going, where have you been?

Judges 19 and Arnold Friend’s Enigmatic Code

by Matthew Teutsch

On Tuesday, I wrote about the ways that The Blood Brothers’ “The Salesman, Denver Max” musically fits the tone—the ebbs and flows—of Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” I didn’t expect to add another blog post on this story, but after teaching it, I recalled how much the story warrants multiple examinations. With that in mind, I want to … Read More Judges 19 and Arnold Friend’s Enigmatic Code

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“Hosanna! Save Us!”: How We Need to Think About Jesus During Easter

Category: bible