# Pie + Tea

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Podcast: [It's Better When You're Here!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-better-when-you-re-here-6407685)
Published: 2026-06-24T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

It's Father's Day, a day when we celebrate not only our dads but also one of the many ways Scripture speaks about God—as Father. But here at Shepherds, it's also Pie + Tea Sunday. Why Pie + Tea? Well, because one Sunday I wanted to preach about piety, and "piety" sounds a little bit like "pie and tea." That's the honest answer. But there's a deeper reason too. At Shepherds, we aspire to be slightly odd, a little different from the norm. We believe faithfulness sometimes looks strange to the world around us. And that's exactly where today's passage takes us. It invites us into a way of life that may seem unusual, even countercultural—a life shaped by God's kingdom rather than the expectations of everyone else. So happy are we who seek to live a little strangely, a little differently, and a little more faithfully. Passage: Matthew 5: 3-11 CEB

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