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A Reflection for All Saints Day

Daily Reflection

Today is All Saints Day, a holy day recognized by the Catholic Church and, in various ways, by various Protestant denominations. Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate the Sunday of All Saints on...

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End Times Disaster and Deliverance (Revelation 6-16)

Bible Commentary

God’s plan to advance his kingdom, however, takes a surprising turn: before deliverance comes disaster. Yet it is perhaps not so surprising...

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Business Ethics (Psalms 15, 24, 34)

Bible Commentary

The Psalter says a good deal about workplace ethics. Psalm 15:1 and 5 say, “O Lord, who may abide in your tent...

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How Can I Taste God?

Daily Reflection

Psalm 34:8 invites us to “taste and see that the LORD is good.” This leads me to wonder how I can take the psalmist up on his offer. How can I taste God...

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1 John: Walking in the Light

Bible Commentary

Although written under greatly different circumstances than James,[1] 1 John also challenges the notion that faith can live without “works,” that is, acts of obedience toward God. In chapter 2, John states that...

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The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)

Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount opens with the beatitudes—eight statements beginning with the word blessed.[1] This word affirms a state of blessing that already exists. Each beatitude declares that a group of people...

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Eight Traits of an Ethically Healthy Culture: Insights from the Beatitudes (Academic Paper)

Academic Paper

At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, we are told, “Now when Jesus had finished...

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A Modern Version of The Beatitudes

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Blessed are the meek: not the soft, but those who are patient and tolerant.

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Understanding the Beatitudes (Devotional)

Devotional

Understand and apply the characteristics that Jesus calls "blessed."