Sermons by Rev. Jason S. Glombicki (Page 2)

In last week’s gospel, we heard the Beatitudes where Jesus blessed the poor in spirit, the grieving, and the persecuted. In today’s reading, that story continued as he looked at the crowd and said, “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” And in English it can sound like Jesus is pointing at individuals – you are salt, and you are light. But in the original Greek, that “you” is plural. So, it actually reads as: you all are salt. Y’all are light. He didn’t say try to become salt and light; rather, it was a declaration about a people that were formed together…

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki January 25, 2026 There is a heaviness in the air these days. Protests across the country. Federal agents murdering U.S. citizens. You don’t need to follow the news closely to feel it. You can hear it in the way people talk to one another. And you can feel it in the exhaustion so many people are carrying — especially those who already know what it means to be watched, questioned, targeted, or…

We’ve turned Epiphany into such a sweet story – with a leading star, three kings, and unique presents. But Matthew doesn’t tell a nursery story connected to Jesus’ birth. He tells us something far stranger — and far more serious. He tells us about magi who were outsiders, foreigners, even Zoroastrian priests who showed up in Jerusalem with gifts…