The Surprising Doorway: How the Beatitudes Open the Law of Christ

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

I didn’t meet the Beatitudes in a classroom. I met them in a waiting room — at Harborview, with a woman holding a paper cup like it was the only warm thing left in her life. And in that moment, I realized the Beatitudes are not a list of virtues to achieve. They are the doorway into the Law of Christ.

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Have You Been Hurt By the Church? A Hospital for Sinners, Not a Courtroom

May 27, 2026May 28, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

> A pastoral word for everyone wounded in church by legalism — and the grace of Christ that still says, “Neither do I condemn you.” Come and be carried home.

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Love’s Fruit: What Love Produces

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Love’s fruit is the fullness of Christ formed over a lifetime — and what Mr. Alvarez left behind at his bedside. The series closes here.

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Love’s Community: How Love Shapes the Church

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Love’s community is gathered to be sent. Through Robert, a park bench, and the New Testament’s vision of the church, discover what love builds.

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Love’s Cost: The Sacrificial Dimension

May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Love’s cost is more than martyrdom — it’s the daily kenōsis that creates a community where the broken can finally heal together

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Love’s Expression: What Love Does

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Love’s expression isn’t a feeling — it’s a verb. A storm, a fallen fence, and a neighbor named Carl show what love actually does.

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Love’s Command: What Love Requires

May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Love’s command isn’t optional. A small church, a hospital room, and John 13:34 reveal what the New Commandment actually requires of us.

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Love’s Source: Where Love Comes From

May 14, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Love’s source isn’t in us — it’s in God. Harold’s worn chair by the window teaches what striving forgets: we love because He first loved us.

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The Anatomy of Love: What Love Actually Is

May 13, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

Paul’s anatomy of love isn’t poetry — it’s diagnostic. Nine Christ-shaped marks, tested in checkout lines and ordinary Tuesdays.

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When Dewey Said Numbers Have Meaning

May 8, 2026 By Bruce Mitchell

It was a Wednesday night at the Weyrauchs’ house, nearly fifty years ago. Dewey Bertolini stood by the brick fireplace and said something that has stayed with me ever since: *“In the Bible, numbers have meaning.”* Half a century later, here is what I have come to see about the patterns of grace.

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