Rev. Matthew Miller FROM THE GOSPELS Matthew 5:13-16 click here to watch the sermon "Salt and Light" This particular passage from Jesus’ teaching to his disciples on a mountain in Galilee calls to mind all the ways in which salt gets used on a regular basis. There is the obvious salt shaker that graces tables of every kind, from the kitchen table at home to the fancy dining tables of Michelin starred restaurants; always there to provide a little extra flavor. Further north, s

Rev. Matthew Miller FROM THE GOSPEL Matthew 5:1-12 click here to watch the sermon “Happy/Blessed” I saw this week that one politician of some reputation in their state said of another politician running for elective office that they were going to hell. I know this sort of language is just par for the course these days, but I guess I took it slightly personally because the politician in question, the one supposedly booked for an eternity of fiery torment, also happens to be a

Rev. Matthew Miller FROM THE LAW Genesis 1:1—2:4a click here to watch the Sermon "Very Good" I posed a question on social media this week about things people had come to see differently. A colleague of mine who I’ve known for over 20 years said he’d changed his mind about something called the Revised Common Lectionary. That’s the three year cycle of Sunday readings that we generally use for worship that follow the seasons of the church year. He once, and I’m quoting here, “th