Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Context: Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. From the lexicon: Blessed=God extends His benefits.   Peacemakers=ones […]

    The woodcutter, Aldin, lived in a time while the forests were still young. He made fine things from wood. While others strove to make lasting monuments from stone, Aldin perceived these as cold, lifeless works. He preferred the fruit of the forest and endeavored to preserve the warmth and beauty that one found in […]

       In the days of knights and dragons there lived a particularly nasty beast that plagued the village of Plumgreen, an otherwise quiet hamlet, in the pleasant kingdom of Merridom. The dragon, Oldreg by name, daily prowled the village looking for whatever dainties he could easily carry to his hillside lair. This made the villagers […]

1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. Context: 1 John 4:15-16Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have come to […]

Revelation 3:20  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Context: Revelation 3:18, 19 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be […]