We chase happiness, but Jesus offers something deeper: joy rooted in relationship, not circumstance. This opening post in the Beatitudes series begins with a question asked through a dog’s eyes—and leads us into the paradox of blessing, grief, and the joy that transforms our lives from the inside out.
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What went so wrong with the relationships between people and God that the letter to the Church in Ephesus that Jesus warned them they could lose their lampstand? Are things really that bad? Can they be hard working, persevere through trials, and still be told to their first love? What does return to first love even mean?
What went so wrong with the relationships between people and God that the letter to the Church in Ephesus that Jesus warned them they could lose their lampstand? Are things really that bad? Can they be hard working, persevere through trials, and still be told to their first love? What does return to first love even mean?
Wait a second. Where did that word Trinity come from? It’s not in the beginning of Revelation. Actually, it’s not in the middle or the end of it either. In fact, the word isn’t in the Bible anywhere. But then, unless you’re reading a Hebrew or Greek translation of what I wrote, none of these words are in the original “Bible”. Not in the original writings of any of the authors of the books we call the Bible.
Revelation is such a dramatic book. An apocalyptic vision. The last days of the earth. But there’s so much to understand before “viewing” that revelation. Today, we have movies. Maybe previews or social media videos to get us to watch it. But not 2,000 years ago! Revelation was delivered on scrolls. To the seven churches of Asia.
