Thoughts on the Beatitudes, Part 5: Blessed are the meek; they shall inherit the earth. OK, let’s get this out of the way. When I am driving behind you on a two-lane, double yellow line road and you are poking along at five miles per hour over the speed limit OR LOWER, I am not...... Read More

Thoughts on the Beatitudes, Part 4: Blessed are those who mourn; they shall be comforted. If we know anything about Jesus, it is that his simple sayings never are. The Beatitudes are no exception. Each statement prompts questions that beget more questions until we have a whole noisy clan of them begging for our attention....... Read More

Thoughts on the Beatitudes, Part 3: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God “Popularity is when other people like you. Happiness is when you like yourself.” – Michael Murdock, “You were born to win; you were born for greatness, you were created to be a champion in life” (Joel...... Read More

Thoughts on the Beatitudes, Part 2 Thirty years ago a famous (or infamous, as you might prefer) author penned a highly (alas) influential commentary that he called The Be (Happy) Attitudes. Even from the title, you can infer the kind of content you were likely to encounter if you were brave enough to read the book....... Read More