Matthew 5
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God of life, Epiphany 6A (Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37; Psalm 119:1-8)
How can we live together as God’s people, people who flow with God’s eternal life?
When we lose our saltiness (Matthew 5:13-20)
We can lose that which feels most dear and essential to us: our health, a job, a relationship.
February 16, Epiphany 6A (Matthew 5:21–37, Deuteronomy 30:15–20)
Idolatry is the desire to manipulate God.
February 9, Epiphany 5A (Isaiah 58:1–12; Psalm 112:1–10; 1 Corinthians 2:1–16; Matthew 5:13–20)
Putting flesh on the bones of justice
February 2, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12; Micah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31)
Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.
Howard Thurman’s contemplative nonviolence
The pastor and mentor to Martin Luther King formed a vision of resistance around prayer, not politics.
My holy envy of other faith traditions
How my attraction to other religions deepened my love of my own
A remarkable commentary on the Qur’an and the Bible
Gabriel Said Reynolds puts the two sacred texts into respectful, honest conversation.
November 5, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Poverty of spirit, like any kind of poverty, is unenviable but survivable.
Well, yes yes and no no (Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37)
I came into the world cursed with the ability to see all sides of an issue.
Getting beyond as if (Isaiah 58:1-9a; Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20)
The prescription for the persistent malady of God’s people
Jesus gives his initial sermon (Matthew 5:1–2)
The preacher is still green! Maybe we'll hear something hopeful.
February 12, Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Deuteronomy 30:15–20; 1 Corinthians 3:1–9; Matthew 5:21–37
February 5, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 58:1–12; 1 Corinthians 2:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20
January 29, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Matthew 5:1–12)
I don’t like this. When I mourn I want to not mourn anymore.
A Jesus who embodies his own characters
Two refreshing new books place the storyteller within the story he tells.
Accidental Saints, by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Readers who found Pastrix to be a long, cool drink will find more refreshment here. Those who have tired of Nadia Bolz-Weber's cranky schtick will tire of it here as well.
Mustard seeds
To be a follower of the one who promised that the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed is to expect a blessed in-breaking of peace.
Because I'm happy?
If you happen to read the Message translation of Matthew’s beatitudes, you’ll notice that instead of saying “blessed” the word is “happy.”