The Peace Family

The Peace Family

If you’re into ancestry, then you’ve probably at some point documented your family tree to show who came before you (your ancestors) and who came after you (your children and other descendants).  If you’re thinking ahead, you will have left some blank spaces for...
A Blessing Are the Merciful

A Blessing Are the Merciful

“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7) When you read the above, what comes to mind? Perhaps something along the lines of we need to be willing to forgive others if we want God to forgive us? While that is a true statement, showing mercy...
Blessed Are They That Mourn

Blessed Are They That Mourn

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) OK, when you read the above — the second of the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount — what comes to mind as to what Jesus is saying? If your answer is that He is saying that God will comfort...