Broken and the Blessed Week 8, Day 3
February 28, 2017
DAY 52 PROVERBS 21:2 John Calvin comments on this beatitude by saying Christians will suffer because “in their concern for equity and...
February 28, 2017
DAY 52 PROVERBS 21:2 John Calvin comments on this beatitude by saying Christians will suffer because “in their concern for equity and...
February 27, 2017
DAY 51 JOHN 15:18-20| 2 TIMOTHY 3:12 Knowing that opposition is to be expected means we are not taken by surprise or forced to believe that Jesus...
February 26, 2017
WEEK 8 DAY 50 “Blessed are those who are persecuted.” Matthew 5:10a The suffering of Jesus’ followers is not novel, and it is not...
February 25, 2017
DAY 49 MICAH 4:3| REVELATION 15:4 Some humility roots in the complexity that besets political problems. One example is the difference between national and...
February 24, 2017
DAY 48 1 PETER 5:5-6 In our series, we remind ourselves that we are broken and blessed. When we are engaged in peacemaking and justice seeking, it is very...
February 23, 2017
DAY 47 MATTHEW 5:1-11 The beatitudes answer the question “Who does God help?” God helps the needy, as we see in the first four...
February 22, 2017
DAY 46 ISAIAH 58 | MATTHEW 25:31-46 Peacemakers are also those who help with hunger and homelessness. Those who create jobs with...
February 21, 2017
DAY 45 HEBREWS 12:14 Who are the peacemakers? Those who help individuals and families find healing through counseling. Those who mediate disputes...
February 20, 2017
DAY 44 MICAH 6:6-8 This peace implies justice, right relations among people and true community, where there is respect, understanding, and love...