The “Beatitude Attitudes,” are so critical that Jesus spends the rest of his Sermon unpacking them. Possessing and practicing these Christ-like qualities propagates every good life quality God intend for us. One can hardly imagine a more succinct description of a Jesus-shaped life. Let’s imagine these eight attitudes as portals through which we enter, enjoy, …
Is COVID Pretty Much the Same as the Flu?
They said COVID was no big deal. Until it was. They said it would blow over like a miracle. Until it didn’t. They said anyone who wants a test can get one. Until they couldn’t. They said they have done a fantastic job of dealing with it. Until they weren’t. They said it’s just like …
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To Mask or Not to Mask…
“We are all created in the image and likeness of God. That image is seen the most by our face. I will not wear a mask! . . . When we think of image, do we think of a chest or our legs or our arms? We think of their face. I don’t want to …
Addicted to Positivity
Blessed are those who mourn. I’m a charismatic. Joyful songs, lifting hands, shouts of triumph along with some dancing peppered in when I have the strength are all part of my preferred hour (or two) of congregational worship. We “Spirit-filled” folk love services that we can experience palpably, while at the same time we tend …
How Hungry?
The kind of surpassing righteousness Jesus prescribes involves a daily dying to everything for which our lower selves clamor. The life he invites us into involves lugging around a heavy piece of timber designed for nothing short of execution of that lower self. Fortunately this execution is routinely followed by resurrection! Many Christians want to …
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