Epiphany 5A
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Just a Little Bit Better — on the low bar of faith
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9 min read
In describing the path before them, Jesus offers metaphors of salt and light to inspire us, but the least we can do is not be total jerks.
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More Than Salt and Light — for Epiphany 5A
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3 min read
As Jesus continues preaching the sermon on the mount, modern readers need to remember the wider context of our greater calling.
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Fulfilling the Law
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7 min read
Getting at what Jesus is speaking to requires we remember the Beatitudes. And placing that above our own logic.
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Salty (Epiphany 5A)
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2 min read
In the passage right after the Beatitudes, Jesus describes his followers as being like salt. And a light, too.
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Still poor in spirit
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3 min read
Before we can talk about being “the salt of the earth” we must remember the Beatitudes and our poverty in spirit.
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Salt—remembering what’s important
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1 min read
In a world in which there is too much salt in our food, can we truly appreciate what salt even does for us?