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Blessed Are the Persecuted (opens the original)
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Following Christ sounds so easy on the surface.But it is the hardest thing we will ever do. Join me, Melanie Rigney, for a look at the Beatitude, Persecuted, in Scripture and consider how Jesus challenges us to follow him today.Please like and subscribe this podcast and share it with a friend!You can learn more about Melanie Rigney and Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration from Our Sisters in Faith at www.rejoicebeglad.com.
Blessed are the Peacemakers (opens the original)
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We love peacemakers, in theory anyway. But, as we see in Jesus’ own life, peacemakers aren’t always loved or admired.Join me, Melanie Rigney, for a look at the Beatitude, Peacemakers, in Scripture and consider how Jesus challenges us to follow him today.Please like and subscribe this podcast and share it with a friend!You can learn more about Melanie Rigney and Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration from Our Sisters in Faith at www.rejoicebeglad.com.
Blessed are the Pure in Heart (opens the original)
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What is purity, exactly, and who has it? Purity of heart “enables us to see according to God, to accept others as ‘neighbors’” and purifying our hearts is a lifelong process. Join me, Melanie Rigney, for a look at the Beatitude, Purity of Heart in Scripture and consider how Jesus challenges us to follow him today.Please like and subscribe this podcast and share it with a friend!You can learn more about Melanie Rigney and Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration from Our Sisters in Faith at www.r
New Beatitudes Study Podcast Episodes (opens the original)
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This week is a two-fer, because I forgot to add last week’s episode here. This 8-part podcast series is based on my Book Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration from Our Sisters in Faith.“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy” (Matthew 5:7, NRSV)In Acts 20:35, the Ephesian elders are reminded that Jesus himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” And nowhere can that call to give be more challenging than when it comes to mercy, whether corporal or spiritual works of
Blessed Are the Merciful (opens the original)
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Nowhere can the call to give be more challenging than when it comes to giving mercy. With mercy, there can be no quid pro quo.Join me, Melanie Rigney, for a look at the Beatitude, Mercy, in Scripture and consider how Jesus challenges us to follow him today.Please like and subscribe this podcast and share it with a friend!You can learn more about Melanie Rigney and Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration from Our Sisters in Faith at www.rejoicebeglad.com.
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