Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” Matthew 5:7 I have for some time been infatuated with words or phrases that have changed their meaning over the years…
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 This past weekend Lisa put in a call to the manager of our H-E-B…
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 Newsweek magazine was one of the first news agencies to report the growing hysteria in stores about, of…
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. –Matthew 5:4 This past weekend I saw a newscast where the anchorperson was interviewing Cristina Higgins, an American woman currently…
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. –Matthew 5:3 One of the common beginnings in homiletics is for the preacher to begin with some…
The Beatitudes: Guides for Individual Journeys in Lent of 2020
An Introduction One of the curious ironies of preaching is that what a preacher says and what members of the congregation hear are sometimes different things. The prism of context…
Staying in Touch with God and Each Other During this Imposed Interim
Staying in Touch with God and Each Other During this Imposed Interim “Grace and peace” are words that Paul often employed when writing his scattered flock, and they seem so…
Hints of the Gospel in Written Word
Spring, 2020 Michael M. Massar D.Min. One of the pleasures that became vital in my life as a minister is reading. When I was just a first-grader, my mother took me to…