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I don’t remember when I first heard Jesus’ words about being salt and light. I grew up in a good Lutheran church, and my family went every Sunday. I went to VBS and a church camp in the summer, and I’m sure I learned to sing “This Little Light of Mine” as a preschooler, and… Read more
Imagine you are at a table sitting across from someone. Imagine that this person is your societal opposite—someone in our culture with whom you just don’t get along. If you are optimistic, they are pessimistic. If you are health-conscious and active, they eat junk food and lie around. Whichever way you lean politically, they run… Read more
Jesus didn’t begin his ministry quietly. Matthew tells us that he traveled throughout Galilee, teaching in synagogues and public spaces, moving from town to town and announcing the Good News of the kingdom of God to all who would listen, even in the Gentile regions. He healed every kind of disease and illness, and it’s… Read more
It was just another ordinary day on the Sea of Galilee. Fishermen were casting and repairing their nets, doing what they had always done, hoping for a good catch. Nothing about this day seemed remarkable—until Jesus showed up. Walking along the shore, Jesus didn’t simply pass by; he interrupted an ordinary day with an extraordinary… Read more
