In her first sermon as an ordained and installed pastor at Wellshire Church, Rev. Kira Stringer delves into the passage in Matthew in which Jesus is asked, Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not? This text, however, is about much more than just taxes - while the Pharisees attempt to put Jesus in between a rock and a hard place, Jesus confronts the question and ultimately leaves the crowd in a state of amazement.