True blessing comes in a way you would never expect—and never choose. That’s because mourning is the pathway to true blessing. To understand this beatitude, I need a sound theology of mourning: mourning over personal sin and mourning over public sin. And I need a sound theology of comfort. Then together we will see that the power and absolute beauty of the gospel is that only those who mourn will truly receive comfort!
Have you ever forgotten to water a plant? Or neglected to cut your grass? Like a garden needs tending through trimming, watering and weeding,...
The theme throughout the old testament is that of the coming Messiah. We learn in today's passage that Jesus - the Messiah - came...