MOTIVATE When a couple brings home a newborn, their entire life changes: fix bedroom for child, extra toys around house, invasion of privacy and comfort and priorities. The arrival of a child in the home requires big changes of time demands and priority of resources. One positive change that takes place involves a new affection…
Tag: Beatitudes
The Reversed Beatitudes
Which beatitude would you choose? Sad are the arrogant for theirs is this world only, and it will never last.Sad are the revelers and rioters, for peace and happiness will always be elusive. Sad are the pushy and forceful, for they will go bankrupt and have unmerciful judgment on their own head.Sad are the depraved…
Persecution (Matthew 5:10-12)
MOTIVATE – In Iran, on July 3, 2017 Amin Afshar Naderi was sentenced to 15 years in prison (10 for acting against national security by organizing and conducting house churches, and 5 for blasphemy). – In Turkey, a father named Byram became a Christian and had his 9-year old daughter kidnapped because of his faith….
Pure In Heart (Matthew 5:8)
MOTIVATE – Friend S told me she would put skittles and m&m’s in the same bowl just to confuse people. While that amuses me because we share the same humor and perhaps strange personalities, we can all agree that our preference is purity. We’d rather have a pure bowl of m&m’s or a pure bowl of…
