We just heard the story of humanity: The LORD God formed us out of the clay of the ground and blew into our nostrils the breath of life. The Lord placed us/them, our first parents, into the garden. The devil tempted them with food, power, and glory. The forbidden...

We continue to reflect on the passage from the Sermon on the Mount in today’s Gospel reading. Last Sunday we listened as Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world,” and we reflected on that call. This Sunday we hear Jesus’ teaching on...

"You (point) are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You (point) are the light of the world, but if you put that light under a bushel basket it...