by Gordon King | May 11, 2022 | Opinion
Generations of sincere people have abused and misused the fourth beatitude of the Sermon on the Mount. It is time to rescue this saying – “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” – from perfectionist moralities and allow it...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 24, 2021 | Opinion
Why are Jesus’ beatitudes — widely considered the essence of his teachings — so absent from what is often called Christianity today? The values, priorities and character traits Jesus calls for in what’s known as the Sermon on the Mount don’t align well with much of...
by Robert Parham | Sep 13, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Sept. 11, 2001. At the time of publication, Parham (1953-2017) was the executive director of Baptist Center for Ethics / EthicsDaily.com. It is republished today in commemoration of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11...
by Guy Sayles | Feb 9, 2018 | Opinion
Character is the primary arena of change. We can’t change the DNA we inherited, the circumstances into which we were born, the families that shaped and misshaped us, or the wounding events we’ve undergone. Some things about our bodies, temperaments and...
by Larry Eubanks | Jan 26, 2016 | Opinion
The Beatitudes are not prescriptions on how to be blessed. “I need to be poor in spirit (or just plain poor) so I can be blessed” misses the point and leads to some interesting interpretations of how to live the spiritual life. It can sometimes lead us...
