On Practicing What We Preach

A key teaching in the Sermon on the Mount—and from the life lessons of Jesus in general—is learning to love our enemies. Saying this is simple, doing it is much harder. While Jesus’ inaugural sermon talks about praying for our enemies, the subsequent two chapters in the gospel attributed to Matthew demonstrate that action is […]

On Our Scarcity Mindset

After a bit of an Easter break from writing, it is time to resume my reflections here… In the gospel attributed to Matthew, on the heels of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus wastes no time resuming his work, going about healing people indiscriminately. With this immediate placement following perhaps the most monumental sermon of […]