to Build Something Better, TogetherEpiphany 4A | Matthew 5:1-12 It may be a warm day in the Jerusalem market. A young woman is buying bread for dinner when she overhears something that tickles her thoughts. It’s a conversation about a man saying crazy things. The kinds of things …
Sermon on the Mount
A Word: In My Backyard
blessing and abundance in a stuck-together worldEpiphany 6A | Matthew 5:21-37 Sometimes I walk up here eager to tell you a story. Often it’s reminding you of the grand arc of the Gospel. Sometimes its poetry. Usually, though, I look for a hook. Something to pull you into the story so we …
A Word: In the Mix
Blessing, grace, and living in the worldEpiphany 5A | Matthew 5:13-20 I have heard some truly terrible sermons about salt and being salty. So let me say at the outset, that this is just an analogy and one that doesn’t entirely resonate enough in our health-conscious, modern-refrigeration …
