So the other day, I walked into a conversation with some people who were talking about the upcoming election. For this topic they were talking about the California Senate Race between Barbra Boxer and Carly Fiorina. I stated that I didn’t agree with either candidate, and couldn’t really support either. Now, the reasons I didn’t feel [...]
All posts tagged Beatitudes
Vote or Die, But what if I disagree with both?
Posted by JC on October 28, 2010
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/vote-or-die-but-what-if-i-disagree-with-both/
My Latest Ideas…Life, love and discipline.
So its been a little while since I have written anything. No, its not because I have run out of ideas, or insight, but rather because I have been pretty busy….getting married is serious business. Here are some of the things I have been learning over the past few months. I have finished up [...]
Posted by JC on September 29, 2009
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/my-latest-ideas-life-love-and-discipline/
Waging peace….
The second to the last beatitude, is what we are talking about today. Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Wow, what is a peace maker, and why are the peace makers sons of God? What does this mean to our world, our families, our lives? DISCLAIMER: I [...]
Posted by JC on December 29, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/waging-peace/
Purity of the heart…
So I have bee talking about the beatitudes for the past couple of weeks, today I continue to discover what Jesus talked about first in the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5:8 says, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Who are the pure in heart? Why do they get to [...]
Posted by JC on December 11, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/purity-of-the-heart/
Came across a great quote
“If we say we love God, and yet celebrate the destruction of another nation through an act of war—then we’re hypocrites and we do not know the God we say we love. (Just as an aside here—because I don’t want to be misunderstood. I believe our government is acting responsibly in it’s attacks on the [...]
Posted by JC on December 11, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/came-across-a-great-quote/
Mercy vs. Justice
The beatitudes, the way for the Kingdom of God to be on the earth. This week we are going to talk about another one. Blessed are the Merciful, they will be shown mercy. But, what is mercy?
Posted by JC on December 8, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/mercy-vs-justice/
The Son comes in the Mourning.
John 11:35, the shortest verse in the Bible, and at time the most powerful. Jesus Wept, he wept. His friend Lazerous died and he was moved in his spirit. And he wept. God mourns with us, he never meant for pain and hurt to enter the world and it won’t always be in the world. [...]
Posted by JC on November 24, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/the-son-comes-in-the-mourning/
The anti-beatitudes…
Studying the beatitudes, I found this great essay, here by John Dear, tell me what you think. In Him, JC Elliott
Posted by JC on November 20, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/the-anti-beatitudes/
You’ve got a beatitude…
The beatitudes, these 8 great things are what I would call God’s “to do” list. And today I am going to talk about the first one. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”(Matthew 5:4). Lets back up and put this text into context.
Posted by JC on November 17, 2008
http://heismightytosave.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/youve-got-a-beatitude/
