Upside Down, Part 4

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God chose the foolish [and the weak...

Upside Down, Part 3

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God chose the foolish [and the weak...

Upside Down, Part 2 – Beauty from Pain

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God chose the foolish [and the weak...

Upside Down, Part 1

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God...