Josh Benner

Tag: blessed are those who mourn

  • Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted

    In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins with a list of blessings called the beatitudes. The second of these blessings, found in Matthew 5:4 is “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” What does that mean? To mourn?

  • The positive and encouraging message isn’t always the message we need

    It’s interesting to me to consider the popular Christian music. It’s almost always easy listening. I was looking at some of the slogans for popular Christian radio stations. Perhaps the biggest in America, K-Love, which plays on 440 stations “positive – encouraging.” The River, which was the Christian radio station in Columbus, “uplifting and encouraging.”…