Founder's Blog
World Peace vs God’s Shalom
Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God. Matthew 5:9 NIV …
Purity vs Impurity
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 NIV …
Mecy vs No Mercy
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Matthew 5:7 NIV …
Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness vs. Satisfaction with Less
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 NIV …
Meekness vs. Impertinence
Rarely do I hear people talk about the desire for meekness. Rarely do I hear a sermon on meekness. And rarely do I think about it. Yet Jesus tells me, …
Indifference vs. Mourning
Sometimes when I read scripture, I can hardly believe it. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus says, …
Pride vs Poverty of Spirit
Back in the early 1990's I spent two years studying The Sermon on the Mount. One could say I am a slow learner or that Jesus’ words take a lifetime to absorb. He communicates issues of the…
Full of Myself vs Full of God
I desperately want to be a man after God's own heart. Early in the morning with a cup of coffee in hand and my Bible in my lap it all seems so possible. However, sometimes my day begins with…
My Merit vs God’s Mercy
A battle wages within me...somehow believing that I am good enough for God's acceptance rather than believing that it is only God's mercy that saves me. I don't know why a voice in my…
My Relevance vs My Reverence
A battle wages within me...my relevance—my strong desire to be cool and accepted by my peers versus my reverence—my desire to please God and bring Him glory in all things. …