Continuing their series of discussions of the Beatitudes, Alastair, Derek, and Matt ask about mourning. What is the role of mourning in the Old Testament? Does our culture allow us to mourn properly? Is there joy to be found in mourning? Listen and consider why Jesus calls those who mourn blessed.
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Timestamps:
One Show, One Beatitutde [0:53]
Biblical-Theological Account of Mourning [2:00]
Permission to Mourn [8:52]
“I return my ticket, sir.” [14:25]
Old Testament: Mourning for the Nation [16:14]
Embracing Mourning [20:40]
Mourning Your Sin [27:53]
Wisdom & Mourning [35:16]
“God Rested”/Holy Saturday[42:52]
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Matthew Lee Anderson
Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.
