Mankato Hilltop Podcast

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The New Testament begins (Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1) with a genealogy of Jesus. For first century people, the biggest puzzle would’ve been the inclusion of four women in Matthew’s genealogy, along with Mary: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba (the unnamed wife of Uriah). In a culture that traced lineage almost exclusively through men, these wom...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The New Testament begins (Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1) with a genealogy of Jesus. For first century people, the biggest puzzle would’ve been the inclusion of four women in Matthew’s genealogy, along with Mary: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba (the unnamed wife of Uriah). In a culture that traced lineage almost exclusively through men, these wom...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The New Testament begins (Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1) with a genealogy of Jesus. For first century people, the biggest puzzle would’ve been the inclusion of four women in Matthew’s genealogy, along with Mary: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba (the unnamed wife of Uriah). In a culture that traced lineage almost exclusively through men, these wom...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The New Testament begins (Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1) with a genealogy of Jesus. For first century people, the biggest puzzle would’ve been the inclusion of four women in Matthew’s genealogy, along with Mary: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba (the unnamed wife of Uriah). In a culture that traced lineage almost exclusively through men, these wom...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The New Testament begins (Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 1) with a genealogy of Jesus. For first century people, the biggest puzzle would’ve been the inclusion of four women in Matthew’s genealogy, along with Mary: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba (the unnamed wife of Uriah). In a culture that traced lineage almost exclusively through men, these wom...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The church is not here to win. Being a Christian does not mean conquering the enemy. By every human measure, our Savior lost. On purpose. With a purpose. And we are his body. We are not in it to win anything. So in that sense, to be a Christian is to be a loser. But it's not exactly what you're thinking because the gospel does give us...