Combining the salt and light passages from our Old Testament and Gospel lessons sheds a new perspective on the meaning of discipleship.  Followers of Jesus fulfill the law and the…

Who are the people of God? Who will receive the kingdom of heaven?  According to today's lessons, they are not the ones with worldly wisdom or correct doctrine, but those…

Epiphany is the season of light, and today’s lessons proclaim the light that has come into our world.  It shines on those who sit in darkness—the darkness of exile, the…

Pass it on!  In today’s lessons we see God entrusting important news to the frailest of means—human beings.  Through the witness of the devastated nation of Israel, the quarreling community…