“Blessed are those who mourn…” -Matt. 5.4a
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most staggering portions of Scripture.
Oswald Chambers noted that it was calculated to throw our humanity and self-sufficient religiosity into despair, for there is no soul- however impressive their spirituality may seem- who can meet its requirements without an infusion of supernatural [...]
Archive for October, 2008
The Blessedness of the Mourning Ones
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Pioneers of the Valley
Posted in Bryan Purtle, Jesus, foundations, tagged Bryan Purtle, foundations, mountain of the Lord, Pioneers of the Valley on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Lord…Who sendeth forth springs in the bottoms of the valleys,
Between the mountains they take their course.”
-Psm. 104.10
We tend to glory in those events in our lives that we consider to be “mountain-top” experiences. We humans are emotional beings, blessed with a variety of senses and a wide range of moods. We have been created [...]
