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Counter Cultural 02/19/25 – 02/28/25 Blessed Are the Scorned By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/26/25 Jesus closes His beatitudes with a double blessing: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, . . . Blessed are you . . .” (see Matthew 5:10-11). The... Read More →

Counter Cultural 02/19/25 – 02/28/25 Blessed Are the Bridge Builders By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/25/25 Our culture’s idea of peace is but a shadow of God’s peace. The Hebrew word for peace, shalom, does not mean merely the absence of war, but rather a total... Read More →

Counter Cultural 02/19/25 – 02/28/25 Blessed Are the Undivided By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/24/25 “The heart knows what it wants,” culture says, excusing the flighty, selfish choices people so often make. But when Jesus speaks of the heart, He identifies it not as the... Read More →

Counter Cultural 02/19/25 – 02/28/25 Blessed Are the Conduits of Mercy By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/23/25 It is no more natural today to exercise mercy than 2,000 years ago when Jesus pronounced these magnificent words: “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown... Read More →

Counter Cultural 02/19/25 – 02/28/25 Blessed Are the Spiritually Hungry By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/22/25 A person suffering from starvation or dehydration can think of nothing else but to find food or water. Hunger and thirst are God-given sensations that help us survive... Read More →