As we saw last time, the first teaching we get from Jesus in his public ministry is “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!” I’ve written extensively on repentance in the past, but to summarize, to repent is to undergo a change of mind, heart, and disposition such that one begins to see … Continue reading The Beatitudes (Part I)
This series is about the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ first major teaching discourse, which can be found Matthew 5-7. But before we get into that, it’s important to see how Matthew sets the stage for it. And that’s what today's post is about. The Gospel according to St Matthew begins — rather inauspiciously for … Continue reading Setting the Scene: A Survey of Matthew 1-4
I’ve had a habit over the past couple years of my main Fall series here being about putting Christian theology up to an external lens to better understand ourselves through the face of another: Integral thought in 2021, Indigenous spiritualities in 2022, and principles of permaculture in 2023. But when I look at the state … Continue reading Back to Basics: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
Matthew Root 