Our Good Crisis #2: Background for the Beatitudes
As I continue to read and think about the Beatitudes, I am fascinated by the context and structure of the scripture in Matthew. Matthew actually records 5 sermons that Jesus preached (Mt. 5-7, 10, 13, 18, 23-25). The one we call “the Sermon on the Mount” is the first of those five. And it is…
