Beatitudes Radio

“Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The significance of Jesus’ words found only in the Gospel of Matthew and not in any of the other three gospels, can’t be…

Goosebumps. We’ve all had them: A thunder clap breaks the silence in a rain storm; you rush out the door without a coat and are struck by the cold; a serendipitous experience of awe is shared with an…

Certainty. If you’re searching for certainty in life, keep a closed mind. It’s safe. It’s comfortable, and you’ll never be exposed to new ideas. Religion can provide certainty for you, especially whe…

"The News of the Day." Novelist and Presbyterian minister, Frederick Buechner, dies at 96 says The New York Times last Monday. Explore his life with us.

Stay tuned after the discussion for a meditatio…

It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has delivered the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Its ability to magnify distant galaxies…

People are dealing with sexual guilt and we don’t talk about it. Religion has set us up for it. When it comes to premarital sex, religion has forgotten that biology always wins. Take a look at societ…

Are you a tree hugger? This derogatory term, often wielded at environmentalists, may have merit after all. Before you answer, you are encouraged to go hug a tree and see how you both feel.

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You are not born with the emotion of shame. It is external, and it is acquired. You are taught shame. When it comes to our sexuality, Western culture leverages sexual shame for control and conformity…

Every 35 seconds a divorce is finalized in America. Marriage rates today continue to decline to historic lows, and the institution of marriage seems inconsequential for younger adults. Is the centuri…

“Oh Lucy, I’m home!” — A greeting Desi Arnaz lovingly shouted to his co-star and then-wife Lucille Ball every evening when he came home from work. Like so many other American sitcoms that aired on te…

How do you interpret the Creation story in the Old Testament? Genesis 1 & 2 have seemingly different accounts. One theorist holds that the first human was neither man nor woman, but androgynous. 

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Shush! Zip it! Don’t say that word! Chances are most of us were silenced when the subject of S-E-X was brought up. After all, it’s way too private, and comes with a lot of baggage, guilt and shame. J…

Remember that scene from the 1965 film, “The Sound of Music,” when Julie Andrews belts out “I have confidence in confidence alone…I have confidence in me!”? Where does your confidence lie today? Espe…

Today's discussion is based on the sermon by Rev. Otis Young entitled "On Being a Patriotic Christian." The purpose of his sermon is to examine two areas: liberty and patriotism, and how they are con…

Relay racing is all about the transition of the baton. The baton is transferred from runner to runner at each leg of the race. If the transition isn’t smooth, precious time and even victory is sacrif…

Embracing the mysteries of life. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote of life as being "set in a limitless sea of mystery." The more experience of life we have, the deeper its sense of mystery. Is wisdom…

Since homo sapiens first roamed the earth, we’ve been operating under an imagined human order that is for the most part, biologically determined as male and female. However, culturally, gender catego…

Gun violence and mass shootings carries an urgency today unimaginable just four years ago. Since November 2018, sixty-four plus mass shootings have resulted in needless deaths and serious injuries ac…

Lambasted. Persecuted. Jailed. At first glance, the book of Acts seems to be the story of Paul and Silas’ struggle to unite a diverse, scattered and disconnected group of Jesus followers. Afterall, w…

For Arizonians, "the Wild West" is a moniker we can't quite shake nearly two centuries after legendary Buffalo Bill Cody coined it through his tales of conquest and survival among diverse cultures. F…