Matthew 5

When I got into cooking, it changed the way I understand Jesus’ statement, “You are the salt of the earth.”

We have become a society of people who cannot prevent our own children from being killed in their classrooms—and who do not much mind the killing of other people’s children by weapons of war.

A small but growing movement of Christians believes fervently that Torah observance is for everyone.

I’m on this man’s side, even though I didn’t give him any money. Right?

Luke’s Beatitudes are for the poor. What if Matthew’s are, too?

If so, what did he mean?

In Matthew, the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for enemies.

Blessed are those who read this wise and lovely book.

These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.

Eight upside-down blessings for a pandemic world

I’d tell him a secret I learned from Eugene Peterson.

Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.

How can we live together as God’s people, people who flow with God’s eternal life?

We can lose that which feels most dear and essential to us: our health, a job, a relationship.

Idolatry is the desire to manipulate God.

Putting flesh on the bones of justice

Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.

The pastor and mentor to Martin Luther King formed a vision of resistance around prayer, not politics.