"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5) What was Jesus thinking when he said this? The #meek rarely get a...

#Mourning and #grief are underrated collections of emotions. Way too often we suppress our grief and/or avoid it altogether. Men are...

Many times I have heard the first of the #Beatitudes interpreted purely in terms of #humility and I have interpreted it that way myself....

Following the path of Jesus may begin with saying, "Yes," and then it continues to an ever-deepening self examination and self surrender....

As I sat pondering the passages for this weekend, I could not hope but notice a recurring theme of humility. Honor can only come from the...

There is a lovely passage of scripture about being called and chosen in the writings of Jeremiah, near the beginning. I have heard used...

We always expect Jesus to be bringing things together and this story does not bode well for that expectation. In this story Jesus...