
The Beautiful Dissonance of the Bible
“You have heard it said. . . . But I say. . . .” So Jesus Read More
Joel Bengbeng | Read Matthew 5:1-12
Too often we read the Beatitudes as passive statements or promises of future rewards, but they are an active proclamation of God’s reign amid human misery, a prophetic reversal of the status quo, a call to build a just and humane society. True blessedness is not meek or submissive but...
O God, “give us the freedom and power . . . to resist evil, injustice and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.” Amen. (UM Hymnal, Baptismal Covenant IV)
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