A Light to the Ends of the Earth

Around sixty years ago, my parents sailed (literally) from the US to the ends of the earthโ€”the island nation of Papua New Guinea. They did this because they understood that God offers salvation to everyone and they wanted to give Godโ€™s Word to some who might otherwise never hear. Likewise, my husband and I answered the same call thirty years after my parents did, moving to Indonesia to share this good news. We understood that God planned from the very beginning to save all peoples, not just the Israelites.

Beatitudes: Well Off Are Those in the Kingdom

Jesus came to earth to usher in a new kingdom. And he announced the themes of this kingdom in his Sermon on the Mount. It begins with a list we call the Beatitudes because the Latin word for blessed is beatus.