Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Matthew 5:38-48

  • The Sedition of Christ – A Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48

    The Sedition of Christ – A Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48

    Christ’s gospel is seditious. Do not resist an evildoer. Turn the other cheek. Give your cloak. Go the second mile. Give to those who beg. Don’t refuse a borrower. Love your enemy. Pray for those who persecute you. Those kind of things are not taught, valued, encouraged, or rewarded by most of the world. If… Read more

  • Fairness, Monkeys, and Love – A Sermon Matthew 5:38-48

    Fairness, Monkeys, and Love – A Sermon Matthew 5:38-48

    Somewhere around the time I was in kindergarten or the first grade my parents took my sister and me to a carnival that had come to town. The only thing I remember about that day is the monkey on a stick. Mom and Dad bought us each a little fuzzy monkey tied to a stick Read more

  • Beholding and Becoming Perfection – A Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48, Epiphany 7A

    The collect and readings for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 5:38-48. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on Read more