Beatitudes
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Blessed abandonment
Many Christians rank the Beatitudes among their favorite scriptures, even if they don’t talk about them, or know them all, or appreciate what they mean, or accept them as true. It doesn’t help that we have two versions of them: Luke’s shorter, more original version (Luke 6:20-26), and Matthew’s longer, more edited one (Matt. 5:3-12). Continue reading
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The gospel on a level place
A long time ago I learned you don’t mess around with someone’s favorite passages of scripture. The connection people feel with their favorite passages is deep, even holy. There’s a reason, sometimes many reasons, why those passages are dearly held. Upsetting those connections can be more than disturbing: it can be deeply harmful, so proceed Continue reading
The Sauntering Pilgrim 