Tag: The Law

  • Permissive vs. Supportive

    I have noticed two ways of being community, having spent some time in the South, and most of my life in the North. And I describe these differences using two positive terms: permissive culture and supportive culture. Rather than break the differences down by political affiliation or in directly opposing terms as we are wont…

  • Destroying Dogma

    My sermon for Epiphany 5A is up here.  The topic is Jesus’s preaching on freedom, law, and Kingdom-life.  It followed the previous week’s discussion of the Beatitudes, called “Blessed“. This week continues the Sermon on the Mount and will be posted next week.  Look for a teaser soon.