The Beatitudes

Mercy is universally seen as a good thing. All humans were created in God’s image, and many appreciate it when they see kindness and compassion. A person does not need to be religious to [...]

Passion is a word of extremes. Who has ever heard of anyone that was passionately moderate or common? Passion is a powerful force within people which may be kindled for good or evil, progress or [...]

In ancient times on the continent of Africa, there lived a people who had a strange rite of passage. When teenage males and females reached the age of sixteen years, they would go to the tribal [...]

Blessed are those who mourn, grieve and wail, for they will be comforted. These actions are usually associated with losing a loved one or a tragedy occurring in one's life.

The beatitudes of Jesus taught in the 5th chapter of Matthew are short statements that have a profound depth of meaning and significance to those who desire to grow in Christ. They are paradoxical.

Jesus was in Galilee early in his three years of ministry proclaiming the exciting news of the Kingdom of God. He had already called Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be his spiritual apprentices [...]

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 [...]