Church, Jesus’ teaching on asking, seeking, and knocking is often associated with prayer; however, while this teaching does impact how we should pray, Jesus is actually giving us a new script for belonging and being together. In a world defined by scarcity, we need strategies…
Grappling With Our Privilege
Dear Church, This past Sunday I preached a portion of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus instructs his followers to do their giving, praying, and fasting in secret. As I was preparing, I was struck by how reckoning with my own privilege continues to…
The Presence of Christ to Our Brokenness
Dear Church, This past Sunday was the second week of our series on the Sermon on the Mount: Living the Politics of Jesus in a Partisan America. Our preaching text included the Beatitudes of Jesus, and it was such an honor to proclaim the good…
