By Rev. Stephen Baldwin, I’m a firm believer that most problems are miscommunications, with no ill intent. Folks just misunderstand each other. Because we have feelings and egos and memories and experiences and desires, and all those things cloud our minds, especially when we think we know what someone is trying to say. And texting […]
After he sits down and begins to speak, Jesus says something blissfully surprising: “Blessed are you.” They knew what it was like to be blessed out, but not blessed.
Our modern ears think this passage is about church and state and taxes. But Jesus brushes those things aside. He’s got bigger fish to fry. “Render unto God what is God’s.”
The more things change, they don’t have to stay the same. We can interrupt the cycle. We can follow the route of Moses. We can stand up for what’s right and keep situations from becoming worse.
