…for they shall inherit the earth. The teaching of Jesus is often so counter-intuitive to this world that it must be other-worldly. The meek will one day win it all. How can this be? The world we wake up to each day boldly declares the opposite. What is Jesus talking about? He is referring to […]
Month: October 2023
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN
I want to write something about each of the beatitudes of Jesus. (there are eight of them) The first was “blessed are the poor”. This week is “blessed are those who mourn” – but I could not decide where to begin; then I remembered I had already written about it. What follows is a letter […]
DAUGHTERS
DAUGHTERS Daughters are wonderful gifts that have not been granted to every man. I cringe when I consider my own incompetence and failure at cherishing these gifts over the years. We spend decades frantically chasing after the urgent while neglecting these beautiful gardens that God has dropped in our laps. I love to see […]
BLESSED ARE THE POOR
…for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. These are strange words to middle-class American ears. Yet they are the opening words of the most famous sermon ever preached by the most famous preacher ever to walk the Earth. What do they mean? They mean the kingdom of heaven is a kingdom of poverty. If you […]