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The seventh beatitude from the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 5:9. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” “Peace” is the translation of the Greek word eir. [...]

The final beatitude from the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 5:10-11. “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” He continues [...]

Today, I want to pause and remember an early brother in Christ. When I first read this, it made my heart very sad, because I had never heard the name Polycarp. I want to make sure that every [...]

On Day 3, we talked about thinking Hebrew – which meant thinking in pictures or stories about experiences that made the meaning of the Bible more real. In verse 13, Jesus tries to explain to the [...]

In our study on Day 29, Jesus taught the disciples by comparing them to salt, an everyday object that had meaning in their lives. Today He compares them to another well known item. Light. The [...]

Over the last couple of days, we have read how Jesus taught the disciples by comparing them to everyday objects that had meaning and purpose; thereby explaining what the meaning and purpose of [...]

Jesus instructed His disciples on how to handle evil in the world. Reflecting on this passage in the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who lived in the midst of some of the greatest evil [...]

An oath, in the Old Testament, was a promise to do something. You were required by God to fulfill that statement. as Christ’s disciples, should not swear to show something is true because we have [...]

Bonhoeffer said, “It [lust] causes human beings to sell their heavenly birthright for a bowl of porridge.” Why would we give up what is eternal for something that is temporary? Truly, that is the [...]

Can you imagine how different our world could be if people did not constantly wound each other with words? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we chose to build each other up instead? Can you imagine how [...]