• Fulfilling the Law

    Fulfilling the Law

    Getting at what Jesus is speaking to requires we remember the Beatitudes. And placing that above our own logic.

  • When wants become needs

    When wants become needs

    We’re famously told to learn the difference between wants and needs. But this is actually incredibly foolish.

  • What I love about the $100 bill

    What I love about the $100 bill

    As kids, big bills are exciting. Adults often treat them like a burden to get rid of. But I find them freeing.

  • Salty (Epiphany 5A)

    Salty (Epiphany 5A)

    In the passage right after the Beatitudes, Jesus describes his followers as being like salt. And a light, too.

  • Still poor in spirit

    Still poor in spirit

    Before we can talk about being “the salt of the earth” we must remember the Beatitudes and our poverty in spirit.

  • Salt—remembering what’s important

    Salt—remembering what’s important

    In a world in which there is too much salt in our food, can we truly appreciate what salt even does for us?

  • Going to School

    Going to School

    The purpose of school is to learn. Not to avoid learning. So why then do we so often choose to avoid learning?

  • Blessed

    Blessed

    The Beatitudes challenge us to see the love in vulnerability, hope in fear, and in the blessing of justice.