SOTM: the Beatitudes

Yesterday at Morgantown Community Church we began a journey through the Sermon on the Mount [Matthew 5-7] that will span six months and four different series. Our first series is an exploration of the 'Beatitudes', or as Frederick Dale Bruner calls them, "Jesus’ surprisingly countercultural God-bless-yous to the people in God-awful situations.”  There is so … Continue reading SOTM: the Beatitudes

Jesus behind barbed-wire…

In Luke chapter 8 the writer tells the story of a woman who had an illness that caused  her to bleed; she had been sick for twelve years. This was not simply an issue of her physical health. Her bleeding made her ceremonially unclean in the eyes of her community. Anything--or anyone--she came in contact … Continue reading Jesus behind barbed-wire…

Our ever-expanding rights…

One of the resources I am using for the series I am doing at Morgantown Community Church, on the 'Seven Deadly Sins', is a book called Sinning Like a Christian by Will Willimon. This week I am preparing to talk about Greed and found a short section of his chapter dealing with this topic too good, maybe … Continue reading Our ever-expanding rights…