Russell Sturgess Sep 29 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 8 Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted For Righteousness Sake As far back as Saint Augustine it was said that this Beatitude was an add-on....
Russell Sturgess Sep 11 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 7 Blessed Are The Peacemakers The origin of the word peacemaker meant ‘to bring about reconciliation’. In a broader context, reconciliation...
Russell Sturgess Aug 5 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 6 Blessed Are The Pure In Heart The state of the heart was a fundamental focus of early religions. This was evidenced in the placement of tw...
Russell Sturgess Jul 2 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 5 Blessed Are The Merciful The thirteenth-century etymology of the word mercy meant having “a disposition to forgive or show compassion.” I...
Russell Sturgess Jun 2 5 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 4 Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst After Righteousness The fourth Beatitude says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after rig...
Russell Sturgess May 7 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 3 Blessed Are The Meek When people hear the word meekness, they immediately think of weakness. Given the origin of the word, it’s easy to s...
Russell Sturgess Apr 1 5 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 2 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Mourning is the external manifestation of grief, which is the primary experience that accompanies most forms ...
Russell Sturgess Mar 5 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Part 1 Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit The first Beatitude found in the Sermon on the Mount reads, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is...
Russell Sturgess Feb 11 4 min Eight Principles of Love - Introduction The Underpinning Philosophy of EAP Just over 2000 years ago, a new theology emerged, which could best be described as a theology of love ...
Russell Sturgess Jan 10 4 min Creating Sustainable Change - Part 7 Step 6: Look for Opportunities to SERVE (BE KIND) The rationale for including service has been explained in Step 5. Along with gratitude,...
