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Tag Archives: Beatitudes
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Be The Attitude- Unexpected Joy (John 11:17-37)
Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4) Upon opening his new store, a businessman received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed “Deepest Sympathy”. While puzzling over … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Be the Attitude – Making Change (Acts 8:26-39)
“Don’t believe everything you think.” Those were the words of a Facebook post a few weeks ago. I am not really much for skimming Facebook … unless I happen to be stuck in line somewhere! But this particular post caught … Continue reading
The Be-Attitudes: Finish Last (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.–Matthew 5:3 This week, we’re kicking off a series on the Beatitudes, Jesus’ most-famous collection of sermons, found in Matthew 5. It’s an interesting list of what it means … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Acts 8:26-39, apostle Paul, Beatitudes, c.s. lewis, Ephesians 3:8, Ethiopian, I Corinthians 15:9, I Timothy 1:15, long spoons in heaven, long spoons in hell, Matthew 20:16, Matthew 5:3, Philip, Philippians 2:3-4, poor in spirit, Robert Roberts, Undercover Boss
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Remembering Newtown, Boston, & Brandermill: Can We Change? (A Mustard Seed Musing)
Why is it that it takes tragedy to get our attention? Why can’t we change until we lose something? Why do we think it’s always going to happen to someone else until it happens to us? A year ago today, … Continue reading
Neill Blomkamp’s Message For Christian Filmmakers
With the release of Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, the story of a dystopian future where the privileged live in a safe space station above Earth while the impoverished struggle in a desolate waste, I went back to the first of Blomkamp’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged apartheid, Beatitudes, christian art, District 9, Elysium, immigration, Jesus, Neill Blomkamp, science fiction, segregation, Sharlto Copley
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Jacob Sahms 