The One Minute Beatitude: A Brief Review of Jesus' Beatitudes

by John Zehring

Overview

The Beatitudes of Jesus are the verses that begin with the words “Blessed are…” They form the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5-7 and comprise Jesus’ first teaching to his twelve disciples. The One Minute Beatitude gives a brief one-minute summary and explanation of each.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046635386
Publisher:	John Zehring
Publication date:	03/14/2015
Series:	Spiritual Growth
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	983,268
File size:	119 KB

About the Author

John Zehring has served United Church of Christ congregations as Senior Pastor in Massachusetts (Andover), Rhode Island (Kingston), and Maine (Augusta) and as an Interim Pastor in Massachusetts (Arlington, Harvard). Prior to parish ministry, he served in higher education, primarily in development and institutional advancement. He worked as a dean of students, director of career planning and placement, adjunct professor of public speaking and as a vice president at a seminary and at a college. He is the author of more than sixty books and is a regular writer for The Christian Citizen, an American Baptist social justice publication. He has taught Public Speaking, Creative Writing, Educational Psychology and Church Administration. John was the founding editor of the publication Seminary Development News, a publication for seminary presidents, vice presidents and trustees (published by the Association of Theological Schools, funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment). He graduated from Eastern University and holds graduate degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, Rider University, and the Earlham School of Religion. He is listed in Marquis' WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA and is a recipient of their Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. John and his wife Donna live in two places, in central Massachusetts and by the sea in Maine.