The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

‘They’re called in the Scripture the Beatitudes. You know why they’re called the Beatitudes without being prestigious? Because they should be the attitudes of every believer. That’s the normal Christian life, not the abnormal Christian life. The normal Christian life...

Desiring God’s Heart

By Phil Matarazzo   “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8 KJV). In the last year I rediscovered Christian music. My wife can testify to it. I will have my head set on constantly listening to worship songs. Since I’ve been listening...

Intimacy With Jesus

By Phil Matarazzo   Intimate: closely acquainted, closely personal, best friend, kindred spirit, very private, transparent, vulnerable, close union, deep relationship; relating to, or existing in the inmost depths of the soul. “In to Me See.” Abiding: enduring,...

Don’t Hold Onto Offenses

By Phil Matarazzo   “Let today be the day you finally release yourself from the imprisonment of past grudges and anger.  Simplify your life.  Let go of the poisonous past and live the abundantly beautiful present… today.”  Dr. Steve Maraboli We find freedom by...

Do You Love God With All Of Your Heart?

By Phil Matarazzo “But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deuteronomy 4:29). According to Jesus Christ loving God and our neighbors as we love ourselves with all our heart are the...

One Grand Adventure After Another

By Phil Matarazzo Grand: magnificent, impressive, awe-inspiring, splendid, majestic, monumental. Adventure: an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity; exploit, escapade, feat. “A traveler is really not someone who crosses ground so much as...