Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk

Just as salt and light do not have their effect through words, so also the effectiveness of the disciple does not arise so much from what we say as from our general savor, and from the rays of illumination we put forth.

The Beatitudes constitute a summary of what the Christian life is supposed to be: openness to God and generosity to our neighbor. Everything else is a derivative of these fundamental directions.

It is not important to be important Jesus says. By the widow’s expression of total dependence on God she stands higher in the sight of God than all the scribes and religious leaders.

In Psalm 110 David refers to the Messiah as “my Lord.” How can the Messiah be more than David and yet be David’s son? It’s a complicated question that involves scriptural interpretation and popular understanding about the Messiah and the significance of David.

Keeping the commandments is not a matter of observing a set of rules. It’s a matter of loving God and carrying out the consequences of that love.

There have been sufferings connected with the work of Timothy and Paul, but Paul is confident that God will continue to guard the gifts entrusted to them.