Mercy is a key to understanding God. It is also key to understanding the #beatitudes. What makes #mercy so important? What is mercy? Join us at 11AM Eastern on Sunday in-person or online to hear more about mercy.

Many times I have heard the first of the #Beatitudes interpreted purely in terms of #humility and I have interpreted it that way myself. In the lead up to the series I am preaching I spent some more time with this phrase: Blessed are the spiritually poor—the kingdom of heaven is theirs. This translation comes from The Voice, a more recent translation. And I wondered if this first Beatitude was purely about humility, why did Jesus not use the word "humble?" Then the text could