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“You have heard it said…”
Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount continues with a new look at old material. A method both familiar and new.
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Changing Perspectives
When Jesus encounters Zacchaeus, we get a story that is more than encouragement for boldness in our own faith.
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The Faith We Struggle to Embody
Jesus offers several teachings that don’t seem related. But one thing that connects them is we don’t want to embody them.
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The Chasms
In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we are given the chance to see, not what is fixed, but what can be changed.
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Division and Possessions
Jesus’s keeps urging us to see our relationships (to the world, each other, and our stuff) entirely differently.
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Keeping things unclear
The heart of this week’s gospel is Peter’s desire for clarity. But Jesus reveals that Peter wanted something else.
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Martha is distracted
The Mary and Martha story in Luke is so familiar. We make typologies of the characters. And often avoid its significance.
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Hoping for Justification
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus offers a picture of compassion and generosity, rather than self-protection.