-Matthew 5:4   Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.         Mourning is much more common than we think.  Many years ago, I had been deployed for a little better than 7 months and returned home.  I had not worn civilian clothes for that entire deployment and looked forward to a bit…

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Luke 2:52  And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.      If we are going to impact the lives of those in poverty, we need to start off with getting wise.  In most cases those of us…

    After the initial D-Day invasion, after many challenges and difficulties, the allies were finally sweeping across Europe.  It was during this final phase of the war that the soldiers came face-to-face with the true aspect of Nazi evil. This war had already demonstrated great amounts of the power of hate to torment and kill…