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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Beatitudes”

Common Scriptures in Review: Gender & the Sermon on the Mount

Ray August 15, 2009Beatitudes, Bible, christ, christianity, Culture, diversity, doctrine, feminism, marriage, meekness, mercy, plan of salvation, prophets, repentance, righteousness, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression, women 12 Comments

I absolutely LOVE the Sermon on the Mount. It is my second favorite passage in all our recorded scripture – right behind the Intercessory Prayer. …

Please Respect the Rules of Common Decency

Ray May 25, 2009abuse, accountability, Anti-Mormon, Beatitudes, Charity, diversity, inter-faith, love, meekness, mercy, Mormon, Peace, questioning, religion 8 Comments

This is an administrative post that is irrelevant to most of you. For that, I apologize. However, we have had a surge recently in comments …

Good Man Gone

Ray May 21, 2009accountability, Beatitudes, burdens, Charity, death, eternity, faith, families, Happiness, love, marriage, Peace, plan of salvation, questioning, righteousness, salvation, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, temple, testimony 15 Comments

A week ago, I attended the viewing and funeral of a man in our stake who died of an unexpected heart attack. He was in …

Mormon Masks

Hawkgrrrl May 11, 2009apostasy, Asides, Beatitudes, Bible, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, Discrimination, diversity, doubt, families, fear, Happiness, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, love, marriage, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, orthodox, parables, Peace, questioning, religion, testimony 17 Comments

Often people have a hard time with intimacy (intimacy = “into me see”) because they feel vulnerable. They would rather deal with ideas than people, …

More Christ At Church

Hawkgrrrl April 30, 2009Asides, Beatitudes, christ, christianity, Culture, curiosity, diversity, faith, General Conference, history, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, orthodox, parables, prayer, questioning, sacrament meeting, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, testimony, theology 36 Comments

The mission of the church is to bring people to Christ (it is not the tri-fold mission of proclaim the gospel, perfect the saints and …

Peace, Be Still: And There Was a Great Calm (Mark 4:36-39)

Ray January 10, 2009Beatitudes, Bible, Jesus, Mormon, Peace 2 Comments

In trying to understand more deeply what it means to be a peacemaker, I was struck by the way that the following account is worded: …