Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
The Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12 and Luke 6:20-26
1 Coming to Terms 5
2 Whoa Is Me! 7
3 Taffy Pull 9
4 Tips 11
5 The Pursuit 13
6 What Are Beatitudes For? 15
7 Beauty-tudes 17
8 The Eternal Award 19
9 Doing Poorly 21
10 Poverty Is Like Fishing 23
11 Abandon 25
12 Don't Cry Foul 27
13 Selfies 29
14 Unrepeatable 31
15 "I'm Not a Mourning Person" 33
16 Mourning Star 35
17 Motherhood 37
18 For What Else Shall We Mourn? 39
19 Let Them Eat Cake 41
20 Sick and Tired 43
21 Crank It Up! 45
22 Thin Ice 47
23 Porpoises Purpose 49
24 Meekest Man 51
25 Landowner 53
26 Getting a Handle 55
27 In Flight 57
28 Mighty Waters 59
29 Without a Paddle 61
30 Queen of Burgers 63
31 Eaudu Sheep 65
32 All's Fair 67
33 Mercy Now Playing 69
34 Knock, Knock 71
35 The Gift of Mercy 73
36 Mercy Mindset 75
37 I Owe You 77
38 Merci Me 79
39 Driven Snow 81
40 Face to Face 83
41 Unsightly 85
42 Hippopotamouse 87
43 Chocolate Wars 89
44 Stringed Instrument 91
45 Imperfect Perfection 93
46 Amateur Thief 95
47 The Power of One 97
48 Nuttier Than 99
49 The Good Will Peace 101
50 Harmony 103
51 Worms 105
52 Singing in the Reign 107
53 Wrestling 109
54 Age-Appropriate 111
55 Cunning
56 Minor Prophets 115
57 But What About Suffering? 117
58 Happily Ever After 119
The Sermon on the Mount Continues in Matthew 5:13-7:29
59 2B or Not 2B 123
60 "You da Man!" 125
61 The Saline Solution 127
62 Weathering Heights 129
63 Up the Ante 131
64 Packing Heat 133
65 From This Day Froth 135
66 Sense and Sensibility 137
67 Dreaded Dust Bunnies 139
68 Golden Eggs 141
69 The Stick Figure 143
70 Scribbles 145
71 Look the Part 147
72 Fringe Benefits 149
73 Betwixt and Between 151
74 The Inner Court 153
75 Hunters and Gatherers 155
76 The Squeeze 157
77 John the Who? 159
78 Heavy-Duty Concentrate 161
79 Happy Feat 163
80 Pin the Tail on the Donkey 165
Notes 167
