We’ve all felt hungry and thirsty, but once we’ve taken a bite to eat or had a few swallows of a cool beverage, those feelings vanish and we forget about them. But hunger and thirst trigger survival instincts in us, which Jesus knew while hanging on the Cross when he said, “I thirst.” Our Lord’s […]

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth”, Jesus tells his audience in the Sermon on the Mount, as St. Matthew relates to us in the 5th verse of chapter 5. That passage can prove challenging to men, as they often misunderstand its meaning. Meekness is not weakness, but rather humility as we control the will […]

“Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Why is mourning a blessing? Do you feel blessed in your deep sadness, grief and desolation? Do you feel blessed at the state of our culture and violence in the streets? Was Jesus blessed while he mourned Lazarus’ death? Poems of lamentation make up one-third of the Book of Psalms, […]

Tom and Dan begin a series that digs deeply into each of the Beatitudes, they also reflect upon the applicable broadness of each  and how they relate to friendship, marriage, and to a much deeper and profoundly personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Tom teaches us historical facts about the differences in the “live audience” of […]

“The Kingdom of God is at hand” and “The Kingdom of God is within you,” says Jesus. What is God’s kingdom? Where is it? And what value does it have? Understandable questions, and both the Old and New Testaments describe God in royal terms. For believers, or those questioning whether or not to believe in […]